"It's hot."
The man muttered, staring blankly at the white Korean file.
He turns on an old fan that's been around for more than five years.
I closed my eyes, leaning back against the chair.
Lim Sung-hoon, who lives in Changshin Villa 302 in Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, is a web novel writer.
He is 33 years old and has been in the genre novel industry for four years.
It was an unpopular writer who wrote two complete works.
The first work was traditional fantasy.
The second work was Apocalypse.
His four-year income totaled around 20 million won.
I started the novel because I liked it, but the reality was not always easy.
At this point, compromise with reality and admit that you are not talented.
I thought it would be better to get a job like others.
"......ha."
Lim Sung-hoon, who has been writing novels until now.
There was no particular TOEIC score and no university.
A sighing spec that is not suitable for the job market.
He was recently publishing a new novel in Dalpia.
The trend these days is called Hunter's, so I'm publishing it in a series.
For some reason, the grades were terrible.
"I need some fresh air."
Lim Sung-hoon grabbed his wallet and left the house in tatters.
***
I sat on the bench in the park near my house.
Listening to the whimpering sound, I could really realize that summer has come.
No, do you have cicadas in June?
anyway
"It's hot......."
The air.
My life.
Then someone sat next to Lim Sung-hoon.
With a girl who looks less than 5 years old no matter how many times she catches.
A dog with horns and wings.
They live in room 301, right?'
Let's say hi.
"Hello?"
Swoosh.
Moon Byul looks at Lim Sung-hoon.
Sometimes we bumped into each other in the hallway.
He used to give food to Byul.
Thanks to him, he was in the category of "good people."
"Do you know the Yup House in Joe?"
"Yes. What are Byul and Yong-yong doing here?"
"I'm going to play. What about Ahjo?"
"My old man... ... I came out for a while to get some fresh air."
"Gle Ku Na."
I was frustrated because I couldn't write well.
Looking at Byul and Yong-yong relaxing, they seemed to be going away a little.
"Would you like to read a novel written by your uncle?"
Is it because he wants to be recognized by anyone?
Or is it just a kind heart that wants to show it to children?
Without realizing it, Lim Sung-hoon took out his smartphone and accessed Dalpia.
What do they want from children who don't even know what to write? Suddenly a sigh came out.
"Bam Lee is very busy."
"He, is he?"
"Yong yoyo, you bought this book. You should turn it on. I'm going to buy you a new one."
Lim Sung-hoon smiled awkwardly.
"I can give you one of these days. Go, dragon, dragon."
Byul jumped off the bench.
Yong-yong, who was yawning, told Lim Sung-hoon.
"What's the title?"
***
Hour look.
Dojun was drinking tea at the table.
I looked at the children huddled together on the floor of the living room.
Recently, Yong-yong seemed to read a novel to Byul.
"The man next door is a novelist."
With Seol Yoonhee holding her chin.
I looked at the children with a happy look.
"Writer?"
"Yes. I'm running a series of novels on the Internet. I think they asked the kids to read it."
Yong-yong was reading to Byul, even acting.
A man in his mid-20s who was worried about his part-time job.
One day, he wakes up and walks down Hunter's path.
But Yong-yong's expression was not good.
Yong Yong-yong frowned on what he was so dissatisfied with.
After dozing off, Byul said, "Hot" and focused her mind by mating and hitting her cheek.
But I began to doze off again to see if I could hold out.
Seol Yoon-hee smiled awkwardly.
"Well, that doesn't sound like a lot of fun...…."
Seol Yoon-hee didn't know.
That day. After losing the dictation test to Byul.
Let's see how much Yong-yong tried to study Korean.
"I think it's a novel about Hunter."
"Yong-yong reads it a lot. You must be having fun."
Yong-yong lying on the floor looking at the space tap.
There was a novel app called 'Dalfia' installed on the space tab.
Dojun opened his smartphone to access Dalpia and looked at a list of more than 50 subscriptions.
All of them were related to Hunter, and Yong-yong pressed the subscribe button.
Ana, you're out.
This is funny.
Everyone, how do I charge this gold?
Looking at Yongyong's list of comments.
Do-jun smiled.
***
next day
Lim Sung-hoon was sighing again today.
It is the 23rd episode in a row, but his grades have not come out.
It was the best, and we got 30,000 views on the first episode got 30,000 views.
The number of subscribers and views that are plummeting.
In particular, the number of updated views was less than 2,000.
I wondered what the problem was.
"I wrote it in a cliché.…."
The ordinary hero who yearns for Hunter.
One day, he awoke to his special abilities and accidentally caught a monster.
They are rated S by the Hunter Association and received love calls from all over the guild.
And the main character goes on a roll and makes a lot of money hunting.
That's it for episode 23.
I heard that it can be more popular than other genres.
Why was his work buried like this?
There's been a lot of hunting water coming up in Dalpia recently, but I thought it still worked.
ding dong
The doorbell rang.
I opened the door and lived in room 301.
Yong-yong was standing.
"Mr. Man. I've read it all.
Lim Sung-hoon looked at Yong-yong with an incredible look at the words.
You asked me to tell you the title yesterday, so I just said it without thinking.
I never thought I'd really read it.
"Can you really read a novel?"
It was amazing that pets talked, but they even read.
Isn't it that you are learning Hangul to a certain extent?
Ten years ago, there have been many things that modern science can't explain since the crack began, but it was amazing that pets even speak and read.
"Ung."
Returned SSS-class Hunter.
It was the title of Lim Sung-hoon's novel.
This novel, which has been serialized from Dalpia up to 23 episodes in total.
It was no longer in the top 40 list.
First episode has 30,000 views. Up-to-date hits of 2,000.
In other words, a considerable number of readers have left.
"How was it? My novel."
palpitating
Lim gulped down his saliva and waited for Yong-yong's words.
Yong-yong started sighing at Lim Sung-hoon's much-anticipated gaze.
What should I do? Should I be honest?
"Mr. Man. Why did you block the comments?
Returning SSS-class Hunter has been banned from writing comments to all freight cars.
Of course, if you do this, you can block malicious comments and keep your mental state from the perspective of writing.
It was difficult to check feedback or responses from readers.
"That's..."
Lim was afraid to read the comments.
Especially when there were malicious comments, I was worried all day long that day, so I couldn't write properly.
So let's ban writing comments.
If we do so, we won't be swayed by comments."
If I had left the comments open, it would have been on episode 19.
"Episode 19? Burst?"
Lim Sung-hoon reread the contents of episode.
It was the reunion part, one of Hunter's clichés, full of cider.
There was a cheerful scene in which he was acting as a back-gap measure to his class B hunter who ignored the main character and tried to overuse his power.
I can't believe the comments are popping up.
Are you saying that there must be hundreds of comments saying that it's too cool or Sprite?
Lim Sung-hoon had a happy imagination. Soon a bitter smile appeared.
He knew well, too. That you can never do that.
"Mr. Man."
Yong-yong reads dozens of Hunters.
He has already become a professional reader in Hunter's world.
So I was very keen on Hunter's cliche.
I knew where people cheered and what they wanted to see.
In fact, Cliché wasn't a bad thing either. The patterns that say cliché were popular among readers.
Only. The problem was elsewhere.
"Do you think it's fun writing this?
Yong-yong's words.
Im Seong-hun was put into the chest as a dagger.
In fact, he didn't have much fun in Hunter'
It's just that the reason I use Hunter is because it's money.
My colleagues told me that I would succeed if I just write it in cliché style.
He dragged it up to episode 23 to make ends meet.
"I was reading this and I thought you were being very sloppy. I don't want to use it, but I'm forcing it. The writing shows everything. Readers think they don't know, but they can't help but feel it.
Yong-yong was right.
Episode 1 to 23!
It was really hard writing.
I didn't know it would be so hard and boring to force myself to write something that didn't fit me.
"......I didn't use much. I studied a lot and read some information about Hunter every day. But like you said, I didn't have fun writing Hunter's novel. But I can't believe it's on the writing."
I thought this year was my last challenge as a writer.
So I prepared for more. That's why I chose Hunter, which is the most likely to succeed.
It was because I wanted to continue writing as a business.
I've never written a novel, so I don't know....... I think the most important thing is to write what you like. It's only when the writer feels funny that the reader feels the same way. Money isn't the only purpose of your novel, is it?
What Yong-yong said.
It was the first comment for Lim Sung-hoon.
Blocking the comments, blocking the reader's breath.
The novel of 23rd episode, which was written only mechanically.
Why didn't I know the essence when I had the experience of finishing it twice?
Web novels are different from publications.
It's a journey to grow with the reader.
That day
Lim Sung-hoon posted a notice to stop publishing a series of SSS-class Hunters.
***
Two weeks later.
All of a sudden.
Dojun finished taking a shower.
Wiping his wet hair with a towel, he came out to the living room.
Hurry up!
Yongyong runs to Dojun.
With the space tab, he put out a 10,000 won bill.
Lord, master. How can I sponsor this?
I received the space tab and checked the screen.
Dalpia's app, which Yongyong often uses, was turned on.
A novel titled "The Return of a Third Class novelist" was seen.
Dojun giggles.
Press [pay] button.
***
Best number one.
The three words 'Im Sung-hoon' that stand tall.
A smile spread around my mouth.
"......I did it."
a serial number of 15 episodes
Episode 1 has 40,000 views.
Up-to-date views at 35,000
a so-called 'big hit'
Write what you want.
As Yong-yong said.
I wrote what I really wanted to write.
It won't work, it won't be worth it as a commercial novel.
I wrote down what I had deleted from my mind.
[Hello!] This is Kim Chul-soo, editor of Hansol Management.]
[This is Kwon Young Hwan, CEO of OAS Media. It's nothing but this time...….]
I enjoyed reading your work so much...….]
notes from each publisher
Everyone wanted to sign a contract with the work "The Return of a Third Class novelist."
More than 500 comments were posted on the first page of the recommendation column, and four compartments of his novel were posted.
I couldn't believe it.
If it's a dream, I hope you don't wake up.
then
A note arrived.
Is it from a publishing company again?
ID VZONE V for VZONE V...
At that moment, Lim Sung-hoon's eyes were red.