A modern web novelist dies and wakes up in 15th-century Joseon, in the body of Gaeddongi, a sickly peasant boy with little chance of surviving, let alone making a living.
He can't exactly become a merchant or a warrior in this condition. But when Hunminjeongeum appears, he sees another opportunity.
If he can't make a fortune in the marketplace, he'll make one with stories.
Armed with knowledge of 21st-century genre fiction, he begins writing a serialized version of Journey to the West for a storytelling monk. What starts as a small attempt to earn a living quickly gets out of hand. Monks become addicted, unauthorized stories spread through the streets, and even the royal court starts paying attention.
Unfortunately, the more popular his writing becomes, the harder it is to stay out of the spotlight. Between curious nobles, literary snobs, unexpected admirers, and a king who has taken an interest in his work, keeping his head down is becoming quite a challenge.
He only wanted to survive by writing novels.
He may have introduced an entirely new literary culture to Joseon instead.
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