Thanks so much, both new readers and old, for clicking in and reading my rambling.
I’m Sloth, probably one of the most common little-sister-con writers on SF.
Yeah, writing a foreword after nearly fifty thousand words is kind of weird. But there are still a few things I have to say.
The original inspiration for this book came from Eucliwood in Is This a Zombie? Yuu is just way too cute. The way she communicates by writing is insanely adorable. So I wanted to write a truly silent little sister who talks through a notebook.
I’m sure some of you already felt a strong sense of déjà vu from the train snacks at the beginning. I might’ve leaned a little too hard on that reference. Back then, I just thought it’d be nice if I could lure in a few veteran readers. If that made anyone uncomfortable, then I apologize here.
Some old readers may have come from Listen to Me. That was my first book, and it had way too many problems, so I won’t go into them one by one. This book focuses much more on pure daily life. No battles, no superpowers, and a much lower chance of things going off the rails.
This book probably isn’t a harem. Unless being caught in a battlefield between beautiful girls and your little sister still counts as one. *laughs awkwardly*
I finished my old book before starting a new one so I could put all my energy into this one. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to handle both ends, and sooner or later one of them would get abandoned. A lot of people didn’t understand why I wrapped up an old book that still looked like it was “doing great” and could’ve been dragged on for hundreds of thousands more words. They thought I should’ve waited until the new book was close to premium release before ending the old one.
Because once the old book ends, the income basically disappears too. That’s also why a lot of people only dare to open a small test project first.
A new book is a new beginning. I’m not some big-name author, and I don’t have a crowd of loyal fans who’ll come just because of my name. So starting a new book is honestly terrifying. I’m scared it’ll flop and die on arrival. I originally thought that after finishing one book, I’d become some calm old salted fish who could take success or failure in stride. But in the end, I’m still just like a newbie, sneaking into the new book page in my spare time to check the follows and comments.
