What inspired me to write my own novel?

I’m a huge fan of mystery movies, series, and animation. I’ve watched countless movies and explanations of films in various languages, including Japanese, French, and Indonesian.

However, after watching many of these, I often felt that they lacked the twists and deep sense of mystery I was craving. One night, after watching a mystery series called Good Detective, I had a dream.

In it, I saw a scene of a mountain where the police were searching for a dead body. I woke up suddenly, but the dream stayed vividly in my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking about what would happen next, and I began to imagine the rest of the story myself.

That’s when I had an idea: I had to write this story down so I wouldn’t forget it. It was my first attempt at writing, and naturally, there were many grammar mistakes. But when I shared the first chapter with my friends at college, they encouraged me, saying it was good. One of my friends even created a cover page for my story.

I was very happy at that time, so I decided to continue my story. I edited my first chapter, and it became much better. After completing each chapter, I would show it to my friends for feedback on what needed to change, and their responses were encouraging. It was a great experience to hear their thoughts.

When I told my sister and childhood friend about my novel writing, they were dumbfounded. They never thought I would write a story, let alone a full novel! It was a big surprise for them. I haven’t told my parents about the novel yet — I want to surprise them after launching it on Amazon KDP.

I’ve watched many videos on self-publishing and researched the process, but my biggest concern is how to find an audience for my novel since it’s self-published. One method I came up with is writing a blog. So now, you understand why I’m writing this blog.

I also hope this will serve as inspiration, or at least a small thumbs-up, to those who have stories in their minds but are unsure whether to write them. I wasn’t very good at English, but now I’m preparing to release my novel. Once you start, you’ll find that many people will come to support you. So, just go for it!