Hey everyone! So I wanna share a super personal message from me to you, but here's the actual news of what I'm writing about:
I'll be updating Otherworldly Trials on the weekends from now on (changes will be made later), and from now on, from Fri/sat/sun--you guys get a published chapter once a day. So basically same as mon-tues-weds. Except that its easier on me so I can focus on work. Less distractions before going to work, the better, and the less stressed I am about it, the better the content you guys would enjoy.
Now that the news is out, here's the rest you can safely ignore. This is just me telling about my five days of just chillin with my thoughts and writing everything down. Here you go:
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So I just wanted to give you some of my personal moments I went through these past five days due to A LOT OF THINGS, some of which is realizing that my autism and ADHD are a part of me and unfortunately I have to live with it. That would probably affect my writing from now, but I'm glad to say that nothing but good vibes came from it--at least I hope so for my future and the future of this series.
Moving on, I'm planning on keeping my life simple--that means no distractions. After realizing what ADHD sort of does, and considering my autism sort of forces me to see things directly rather than how normal folks can just get things complex stuff like that (imagine someone appreciating the Mona Lisa, while I'm just happy seeing a banana taped to a wall cuz that's some funny shit). It took me a very, very, VERY long time to find out that just because I like the banana to a wall doesn't make me dumb. I just get interested in different things different from other people.
I made a heavy decision of cutting myself away from most of my normally enjoyable hobbies. I stopped playing games that doesn't provide immediate benefit, cut away anime that I had enjoyed since I was a child--and before you feel bad, I did not actually STOP. I just stopped treating as EVERY SINGLE game and show as WORTHY of ALL my attention. Not all shows are bangers, and that's okay. Also, u guys have no idea how many times I had to say those two words to myself these past five days. It's been brutal.
And yes, I even cried. Thankfully, I like to be alone and am very introverted, so the idea of crying to myself in the middle of the night in my apartment didn't feel shameful to me. Like I lost everything and now I realize how much of a loser I am. It was the opposite.
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I broke down and became a better man than before. I realized my limitations with my disabilities and luck in life, but like in any shitty starting book in any LITRPG story I ever read, I learned how to use those supposed limitations, and realized that the disabilities can be worked with if you're smart enough--something that I wish my writing Otherworldly Trials these past three years since I started drafting have showed to you all, and especially to those who supported my patreon. I may not remember your names, but I appreciate the fact that you gave your hard earned money to some poor smuck writing a delusion to make him feel better about himself.
So I'm gonna finish this entire rant on a positive note, otherwise my ADHD would just distract me and I keep going. That's why I prefer to write short chapters. Here's a dirty little secret of mine: Right before making this post, I put a stopwatch and went on for 20 minutes straight to help remind me that I was STILL writing my Vol 5 scene that Ive been working on all day--only to get hit with distraction after distraction--which somehow led me making an entirely emotional and sappily positive message about accepting mental disabilities and being okay with it because; what else can I do? So far, I'm running at 38mins and 30 seconds.
Realizing I have disabilities and somehow finding joy in these little moments is what I want to live for from now on, and I hope you all feel the same way. Oh, but if anyone decides to make a problem about it and just outright denies my personal insights because of their own beliefs--im just gonna ignore it. I'm sorry that I have to, but I care more about my feelings about creating content I cherish and really like than trying to discuss why I should convince them to read my story. Frankly, I got better things to do than to waste my time dealing with their weird issue on me being happy with my version of story-telling.
Here's to hoping anyone that continued reading is still a fan of my work, and if I said anything problematic despite you loving my work, then I'm sorry, but that's the breaks. I hope everyone have a good weekend and remember (this will be my personal motto): True power comes from truly asking yourself the right questions that helps you understand better. With proper knowledge, you can level up and reach endgame to be whatever you want to be.
And I want to be the kind of guy that just chill out and help other people do the same. It only became further proof after reading my favorite Beware of Chicken story, so I appreciate the author for showing me that power isn't all about making yourself suffer and others suffer--power comes in making your own personal heaven right here on earth (seriously, check it out. It's SOOO GOOD).