Hi, everyone. You don't remember me, but please hear me out.

[PBJ_Time]

I'm the Vampire Survivors-inspired litRPG dude who said I'd rerelease my book on November since that's when the Writeathon will happen at the end of the year. It did well in the first month (80+ readers), but I needed proper promoting if I wanted more people to enjoy my work.

However, something else happened along the way.

I got sidetracked. Why? Because I started writing a completely different, more traditional horror novel draft since I started reading Stephen King shit. Here's the synopsis:

A Tiger Died Here

Yutaro Hamaguchi, a promising student in Kyoto, makes a discovery that defies reason: a dead tiger cub lying outside his home, miles from the nearest zoo.

The strangeness doesn't stop there. That same night, a full-grown tigress is captured two miles away, his uncle embraces the wife he buried years ago, and the evening news reports a cruise ship crash, only for Yutaro to realize he has seen the same ship, intact, sailing again.

Then his calendar begins to unravel, flipping to dates that never existed, whole months that were never part of any year. As fractured realities bleed into one another, Yutaro finds himself driven to uncover the force twisting his world, before every timeline collapses into chaos.

I started doing this because my tastes began to broaden as I grew a little older. It's not that I have no interest in writing my isekai story anymore, it's just that traditional storytelling and publishing on Amazon has fascinated me for a while. Life works in wondrous ways, and I didn't think I'd love writing something I initially had no experience with. I still got my 50 bucks on my PayPal ready for a simple RR ad campaign, so it's no big deal.

So, here's my plan: I keep writing both stories in my own time, and when the April Writeathon begins next year, I'll release Beware the Horde again. But A Tiger Died Here will have to wait. It's my precious side project at the moment.

Until next time, y'all. Have a good year! ?

 

[JayMark]

Lies! I remember you!

 

[Deleted member 266]

I will remember you~~?
Will you remember me?
~
Don’t let your life pass you by~~
Weep not for the memories~~~~~ ?

 

[PBJ_Time]

Lies! I remember you!

Thanks fam ?

 

[Eldoria]

It's interesting to see how other people's fiction preferences shift as they age. I used to love isekai power fantasy, but now I'm starting to gravitate towards dark fantasy with a native protagonist that emphasizes human values in a reflective way (not moral nihilism), especially the bonds of family and brotherhood/sisterhood.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I remember the banana.

 

[FRWriter]

Banana is back. However, the banana shouldn't think in terms of Amazon releases or waiting for the RR Writeathon and stuff like that. Write because you enjoy it. Looks like you are desperate for success, and that usually ends in disappointment.

 

[melchi]

 

[Representing_Tromba]

I remember you

 

[PBJ_Time]

Banana is back. However, the banana shouldn't think in terms of Amazon releases or waiting for the RR Writeathon and stuff like that. Write because you enjoy it. Looks like you are desperate for success, and that usually ends in disappointment.

Nah, I just want more readers, lol. I'm not chasing for more income (I got two part-time jobs), but I am chasing for ways to make my work a little more visible.

As for the Amazon thing, it's just that I don't believe my horror novel draft will fit well for RR's audience. It's too saturated with isekai/litRPG stuff.

 

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

I remember you banana, but as you said your taste has changed and you're more of a plantain now.

 

[RepresentingWrath]

The more important question is, do you remember ME?

 

[Hoshino]

Banana, I remember your Nanas, nya.

 

[Worthy39]

I don't know if I was here when Banana last appeared...