How to Live as a Writer in the Murim World

It's a fun story so far, I'd say about 3.5ish mostly because there's not enough to have a good feel for where it's going.

The premise is that the main character (MC) was a small-time author who reincarnated into a martial arts world, only to be deeply disappointed that reality lacks the romantic ideals of the genre. When people leave their sect gates, all notions of chivalry, honor, noblesse oblige, and respect seem to vanish, and they turn into power-tripping thugs. The martial arts world, or Murim, is generally stagnant. The MC vents his frustrations by writing a (cliché-ridden) regression story about how things "should" be, which eventually makes its way into the wider world.

This is essentially a medieval society where the people have no experience with—or resistance to—modern clichés and tropes. As a result, what the MC considers a mediocre webnovel becomes an instant hit, seen as an innovative and enlightening social critique. Martial artists are inspired by the actions and ideals of the generic novel protagonist, seeking out the MC to ask when the next volume will come out and if he might consider writing about their sect next.

There’s now a rumor spreading that he’s some sort of hidden grandmaster LARPing as a common writer, because how else could anyone make such profound martial observations? In reality, the MC isn’t good at intricate worldbuilding, so he keeps the focus on storytelling and leaves everything else vague and philosophical. This leads to actual martial artists taking inspiration from their own interpretations of his writing and gaining enlightenment, which is then attributed to the MC’s wisdom.

It’s kind of funny how idolized the protagonist from his story has become. The whole situation has exploded out of the MC’s control—statues of the character are being built, and the secret techniques the MC made up are being recreated in real life.

The translation quality is good; I noticed a few mistakes, but no major complaints.

Update author please

Awesome book!! a must read!! it's so hard to put down!

Very good book!