Authors to Avoid: Always Delayed 避雷拖更作者

1. 1 让 Turning the Villain into a Servant 让反派成为仆人 White White Wood白白木Romance609k WordsCompleted Zhi Luo transmigrated into a book. A System appeared in her mind: [Congratulations! You have been given the chance to be reborn! Please complete the tasks issued by the System, ] [Take advantage of the villain while he is still weak, win him over, and stop him from destroying the world.] Before her, a ragged, badly injured boy lay dying in the snow. Even so, he forced himself to glare at her viciously, making one last desperate attempt to survive. So Zhi Luo had no choice but to take away his 63.8kFavorites88.6kClicks/ch85.4kGifts

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   Sigh, I had already edited and was preparing to unvouch the post, but then they released 3000 views right on time. I'm so disappointed.

2. 2 我EN My Junior Sister Can’t Possibly Be a Silly Sweetheart 我的师妹不可能是傻白甜 Returning Mountain Jade归山玉Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Monster-slaying, leveling-up, and romance] //My Junior Sister Can't Possibly Be a Sweet, Naive Fool// - Not a strong female lead!!! Not a wish-fulfillment story!!! Slow-burn melodrama!!! Written for my own enjoyment!!!- Mei Liangyu: My junior sister spends all day with a bunch of top-tier villains. She smiles brightly and adorably, and speaks so softly, but she must have something up her sleeve. There's no way she's a sweet, naive fool in a circle of villains. - Six hundred years ago, the star 592.8kFavorites679.1kClicks/ch2.8MGifts

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   It started strong but declined in quality, became too weak in the later stages, and was interrupted by breaks and delays in updates. It was a case of "I can't keep writing, so I just stop writing."

3. 3 角 Role-Playing 角色扮演 Downcast颓Danmei (BL)945k WordsOngoing The hapless Dan Ziwei got into a car accident. When he woke up, he discovered that two hundred years had passed. Even worse, he still had his phobia of physical contact. (It makes him unable to tolerate even handshakes or hugs. Look it up on Baidu for details.) “We’re very sorry, but we can’t cure your condition.” “W-wait! If AIDS can be cured nowadays, surely this little phobia can be treated too!” “Heh.” There was nothing he could do, so Dan Ziwei returned to his old job as a quiet game develo 318.9kFavorites508.5kClicks/ch1.5MGifts

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   I started following this book a long, long time ago, probably when I was still in junior high. I didn't even have a phone then, so I secretly read it on the computer at home. My mom's phone number, which was linked to my Jinjiang account back then, has been out of service for seven years. I followed the serialization chapter by chapter back then, and even then, her updates were quite unstable. At that time, she was probably not married or dating; she was either in college or had just started working. She was a habitual procrastinator. She's been married and had children three times; surely she wouldn't only update 30,000 words a year, averaging only 400 words a month. Back in 2022, she said she couldn't guarantee updates and would unfreeze the VIP chapters, but she kept delaying. Now she doesn't say she'll unfreeze them anymore, and she keeps holding them up. The last few chapters were even more padded than the last. This year marks the eleventh year since the role-playing story was published, and it's still not finished. All those other novels that have been around for so long are multi-million-word epics, but she's only managed 600,000+ words so far. Yet, I really feel sorry for her. From her initial spark to how life has worn it down, she's been constantly exploited by her in-laws after marriage and childbirth, suffering immense emotional and physical trauma from childbirth, only to have her writing restricted by them under the pretext of illness. Not long after giving birth, she couldn't take it anymore and wanted a divorce. Half of her seven-figure royalties were taken, leaving her half-dead. Her life has been a complete loss. I suspect she can't afford to unblock the VIP chapters, which is why she's been dragging it out. This book's numbers are really good; subscriptions and "free votes" alone are at least 1.5 Million+. Unblocking it will probably cost her 800,000+. I really feel sorry for her, but I also really hate her. There's nothing I can do about it. I hope things will be better for her in the future.

4. 4 剑 The Sword Pavilion Hears the Bell 剑阁闻铃 Shi Jing时镜Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Time flows like an arrow, yet who knows the Way of Heaven bends like a bow? Zhou Man's life was one of misery. She could never have everything she wanted. She thought she'd defied fate, attained the Great Way, and become a ruler of Qizhou, only to be besieged by countless sects on the day of her sacrificial ceremony and die atop Jade Emperor Peak. The past scattered away, and in a single morning she returned to an earlier time... Above Sword Pavilion, golden bells rang distantly once more. With 262.6kFavorites277.9kClicks/ch964kGifts

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   Updates are unstable and do not match the author's promises.

5. 5 长 Changyang 长央 Red Thorn North红刺北Romance649k WordsOngoing A quick note: This is a practice piece, and I can’t guarantee regular updates, only that it will be completed! (I’m not responsible for comments being deleted by the moderators!!!) Changyang, a disciple of the Hehuan Sect, had a prophetic dream. In the future, she would meet a male cultivator who had been afflicted with a deadly poison. Fortunately, her cultivation method was special: she could use her own heart’s blood as an ingredient to make an antidote. After she saved him, he could no lon 218.7kFavorites226.6kClicks/ch546.2kGifts

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   Unstable updates

6. 6 十 The Twelve Witches 十二巫 Hua Qi画七Romance761k WordsCompleted During the Yongqing era, Su Lingxi did many shocking things. In the midst of war, she threw her support behind a frail young emperor and helped him take the throne. Then, amid political turmoil and a suffering realm, she imprisoned the emperor and installed an empress. She rose from Grand Secretary of the Cabinet to Imperial Tutor, excelling at both civil and military affairs and wielding power with ease. Those who didn’t know her origins cursed her behind her back, calling her rude and faithl 100.1kFavorites76.3kClicks/ch150.1kGifts

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   This author has stopped updating; he's my favorite author.

7. 7 我 I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World 我内卷了整个修真界 Cong Wen从温Romance564k WordsCompleted Coming soon: After Picking Up the Male Lead’s Golden Finger Mu Tang was a champion of cutthroat competition in her previous life, and a winner in every way. After she died, the System reincarnated her in the cultivation world. System: “Your mission is to break up the destined couple, win over the male lead, and prevent the leads from falling into a tragic romance that ends with them destroying the world for love!” Mu Tang stayed up all night finishing the original novel. Then she looked at the 64.9kFavorites110kClicks/ch70.8kGifts

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   The story started in the first half of 2023 is still unfinished.

8. 8 穿 The Daughter of the Heroine Who Transmigrated into a Book 穿成穿书女主的女儿 Qi Tong漆瞳Romance556k WordsCompleted This story will undergo major revisions after completion. Many chapters from before the paid section will be rewritten or heavily revised. Please refer to the Jinjiang version., 2026.10 Nan Yao transmigrated into a book as the daughter of its female protagonist. Now she's in a real pickle. The wicked ruler of the demonic path wants to be her dad. The aloof, proud Venerable of the Immortal Realm wants to be her dad. The wicked, overbearing King of All Demons wants to be her dad. But the System s 62.6kFavorites94.5kClicks/ch45.7kGifts

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   The hiatus has exceeded the limit and they still haven't unblocked the VIP section; their behavior is appalling.

9. 9 白 The Poor, Beautiful Girl Wants to Climb the Ladder 白穷美想往上爬 Looking North from the South Tower南楼北望Romance1.3M WordsOngoing At twenty-five, Sun Lingxue had lost everything. With her sharp mind and pretty face, she had once secured a place at a top university, a wealthy boyfriend, and an impressive résumé. Her future had looked bright. Her classmates and friends called her calculating and opportunistic behind her back, but to her face they fawned over her, hoping she would help them. Gossip and a bad reputation? Sun Lingxue didn't care. She just wanted to climb higher. She wanted to escape her fate, break through t 41.1kFavorites60.9kClicks/ch33.8kGifts

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   No updates for months, not a single word explained

10. 10 被 The Villain Hears the Conquest System's Voice 被反派听到攻略系统音 Qi Tong漆瞳Romance260k WordsOngoing [Revised version begins updating in June] Xia Zhimian's mission is to win over Xiao Zhu. A villain in a male-oriented fantasy cultivation novel. She needs to survive the trial and end up in the same class as Xiao Zhu. But Xiao Zhu is a lunatic. Of the 150 people who entered the trial, 57 died at his hands. And he was planning to casually kill Xia Zhimian, who was watching the commotion nearby. Xia Zhimian: "Wait, the story hasn't even reached ten thousand words yet. Isn't it a bit much to kill 34kFavorites29.7kClicks/ch20.3kGifts

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    The author will not elaborate further.

11. 11 现 There's No Such Thing as ABO in Real Life 现实里哪有ABO啊 Yan Gui Kang艳归康Danmei (BL)225k WordsOngoing Kang Lanxun is a top-tier star, a gorgeous and handsome guy with real talent, a fiery temper, and a reputation in the industry for being exactly the same in private as he is in public. He has two secrets he's never let slip: 1. He and Li Xuan, a highly respected and talented actor in the industry, have been childhood friends. 2. He can't stand Li Xuan, and he makes no secret of it. But who knows what kind of curse struck them? One day, they suddenly both lost their minds and their memories, gr 17.9kFavorites16.3kClicks/ch15kGifts

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    He stopped updating without a word; there have been instances of this happening before in the cultivation world, a habitual offender.

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