how many smiling icons will I use: many

[thesettingsun]

My first novel, A Relative Weight, is now in stores!

Consider picking up a copy from your local bookstore~ (You would be able to order it off Amazon except there are unreality shenanigans. Someday.)

If you were promised a signed copy, you should already have gotten one on your doorstep. Let me know if I missed anyone.

Thanks again to Chiyo Matsuoka for the cover art and to everyone who provided support during this process! I couldn't have reached here without you ♥

[A Relative Weight is indeed for sale! And getting pretty good reviews, at that.]

Comments

[promisedyou]

Oh, a novel? What exactly is it about?

[thesettingsun]

It's a space drama centering around the theme of moral relativism, starting when the protagonist's planet is destroyed and he has to live on an alien planet in an alien culture.

[buncho]

ohhh!! chiyo did a good job! whens the movie going to come out?

[thesettingsun]

[SIGH.]

Most books don't have movie versions.

[rebellions]

wow i didn't know this app had ads

[thesettingsun]

It's not a popup ad and it doesn't flash at you or tell you you've already won $10,000, and if you click on it accidentally it won't take you to some virus-infested page. You'll live.

[odasaku]

Congrats. I'll go pick one up tomorrow.

[thesettingsun]

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE STAYING OFF YOUR FEET YOU WILL DO NO SUCH THING

[judgementkazzy]

Nice. I'll definitely pick it up.

[thesettingsun]

There's a signed copy in Club Sunshine already.

[sotenbori]

ive never been more proud in my life
my one good eye is shedding a tear for you son

[thesettingsun]

Thanks, Dad. I hope you like your signed copy.

1/2

[admiringly]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHUJI I'M SO HAPPY AND PROUD OF YOU!!! (ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧
YOU DESERVE EVERY SUCCESS!!!

[admiringly]

you didn't have to mention me
but thank you!
it was an honor!!

[sharplydressed]

congrats!! (´∀`) i'm so excited to sit down and read this
everyone else i know who's looked through it seems to really like it too

[thesettingsun]

Thank you! It's gotten good reviews from local newspapers, but I'm more happy whenever my friends tell me it's good.

[digthefuzz]

sounds heavy
what's it about

[thesettingsun]

[Copy-pasted explanation.]

It's a space drama centering around the theme of moral relativism, starting when the protagonist's planet is destroyed and he has to live on an alien planet in an alien culture.

So yeah, it's heavy. I wrote it because I was pissed off about science fiction not being treated as 'serious' literature.

[ohrlyeh]

congrats on becoming an author.

i might drop by with a celebratory gift later

[thesettingsun]

Thank you!

I'd love to see you, but you don't have to bring anything, you can just come over.

[livingdeadgirl]

ooh! thats the one where the guys planet gets destroyed?
i will make sure to pick it up!

[thesettingsun]

That's the one! I hope you enjoy it~ Let me know what you think!

[imaginex]

Congratulations, Shuji-kun! ☆ ～('▽^人) I knew you could do it!

[thesettingsun]

Thank you! I almost can't believe this is actually happening and my book is really published.

[windeity]

whoa. congrats, dude. completing a whole novel and getting it stocked in stores is pretty impressive.
how long were you working on it?

[thesettingsun]

Thank you! It took a couple of years to write, but it was 100% worth it.

[playdolls]

I hate it.

[ To be fair, Pitou is not a fan of 'fiction' per se. ]

[thesettingsun]

[Shuji will take this gracefully and not get mad. He can handle critics. He will not let this get to him.]

I'm sorry to hear that. What about it did you dislike?