Isekai Villager isn't working out. It was a bad move making the main character mute to lead up to one joke: having the father prefer his kid not talk. One thing that I got from listening to Chuck Dixon talk about writers block with my bro was to understand that it was about the story. I compromised telling the tale for one punchline.
Another problem was the realization that far from making it easier, the lack of a conflict or a goal makes a work far more difficult to focus. The reason why shounen manga often have the MC striving to be the best figure skater/running back/biker/cook is to provide focus and a goal to direct that fiery passion. In this one, I only had a series of scenes that I wanted to experience.
My favorite part of isekai is inducing someone into wearing depends from crapping their pants in surprise. Those scenes don't make a story worth telling. Those are just vignettes that stack loosely at best. Far from writing better isekai than the most goofy webnovel, my work just crumbled.
I don't particularly remember my childhood as happy. In fact, it felt more constrained and restrained than anything else. I'm starting with adolescence.
I'm not quitting. I'm just resetting the counter back to one and striking out with another work.
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