Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading: Farewell, Xiaosheng, see you on the next journey
【I use idle books to become a saint】【】
No matter how broken a chapter is, there will always be a last sentence.
695 days, 4.2 million words, today, "I Become a Saint with Idle Books" is finished.
This is my first time writing an online article. For me, it was a wonderful trip. I saw magnificent scenery and had lovely companions. During this time, I am very grateful and satisfied.
Now, although I am reluctant to give up, it is time to come to the last period.
Next, enter the testimonial part.
Let's talk about the end of the story first.
The progress of the ending was pushed very fast, and it was a bit sloppy. Some friends said that it was unfinished, and also said that the story structure was too big, and the writing was not strong enough, so I couldn't control it.
In fact, last month, 80,000 fell into a struggle, that is, how long should it be written?
Friends who have read the story know that with the background of the 80,000 design, it is not a big problem to write another one or two million words.
Among other things, 80,000 words will wrap the content of "Journey to the West", and the ancient sages of the human race will write it out, and then let all the familiar mythological characters appear one by one. There are another 800,000 characters in the environment, and 300,000 characters in the finale of the finale, which is simply relaxed and comfortable, and has nothing to do with writing skills.
And from the perspective of income, although this book can't get the big copyright, with the current results, even if I delay the update like this, it is no problem to guarantee the bottom six figures a month.
With two million words, I can write for another ten months.
However, Bawan rejected the idea in the end.
The reason is very simple. If it is written in this way, the existence of "Xianshu" will become meaningless, and this story will become a normal flood story.
From Bawan's point of view, that was the real collapse.
Instead of being complained by everyone later, it is better to say a decent farewell.
Therefore, the tone I set for the finale is to fill in all the pits that should be filled in the front, clarify the background and timeline, maintain the characters and logic, and then end as soon as possible.
In addition, there is another important reason, that is, Bawan is indeed a little tired.
From the beginning of this book, 80,000 was actually not prepared, there was no outline, no human design, and it was really just opening the word and doing it. Because I never thought it would have the current results, nor did I think I would write it for such a long time. After all, the original idea was just to pass the time vacated due to the epidemic.
I knew about the setting of Wanli Tongtian Road about three hours before you; the character setting of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove was acquired almost simultaneously with you; the news that changed the direction of the story one by one did not reach that chapter Come out, I don't know what's inside...
Do you think my problem is that I didn't save the manuscript?
No, my problem is that I have to face a blank document every day, thinking about the wicked chapter yesterday, and thinking about how to answer it!
When other authors talk about the daily change, they look at the ingredients in the room and think about what to cook today; when 80,000 talks about the daily change, they look at the clean balance and think about where to earn some money to buy vegetables first. Cook.
Fortunately, it is my bottom (Tian) Yun (not) deep (knowledge) thick (shame), and I have written the story step by step to the present...
(insert a sentence, do not advocate doing this, because it is really bad)
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Therefore, before 3 million words, 80,000 words could be added from time to time. When it was about 3.5 million words, especially after starting to write "Fengshen Yanyi", fatigue broke out. Sometimes, 80,000 sits in front of the computer for three or four hours, just not wanting to use his brain.
Actually, I have always felt guilty.
Therefore, for the next book, 80,000 yuan must be well prepared, and the outline, character design, main line, and manuscript must be in place!
It's time to completely take off the hat of shame as a literati!
After finishing the closing question, let's review this book again.
If I were to give this first book a score, I think it would be sixty or seventy.
It is not Versailles, but due to lack of preparation, there are indeed many regrets in the book, and many expressions are not excellent. This is my lesson, and the experience of my next book.
The plot of this book has undergone several major adjustments.
At the beginning, Bawan wanted to write this story with the idea of historical text, and wrote a total of 700,000 to 800,000 words, which is roughly equivalent to the length of forty-five episodes of the script.
That's why there is a plot about Chen Luo's entry into the court, which involves elements of the death of the prince, the dispute over the crown prince, the queen's resentment, the separation of the four phases, and the son of King Jing. (Just to add a word, it was mentioned in the ending book of the queen, after learning the truth, she went to the ancestral home to retire)
It was during that time that the book’s subscriptions skyrocketed, reaching 10,000, and Bawan’s drama was postponed again due to the epidemic, so Bawan overturned the original idea for the first time and decided to change it to Fantasy thinking.
But the previous layout was almost deadlocked. Chen Luo stayed in the capital, and the background could only be a battle between court and court. Therefore, Bawan designed the battle outside the city, which has so many slots, and drew out the bamboo forest forces. Transferred Chen Luo from the capital to Dongcang, and replaced the main background with the battle between adults and barbarians.
The second major adjustment occurred in the plot of Chen Luo's travels around the world.
When writing this plot, the editor-in-chief talked with me for a long time. In a word, it is one sentence: the travel plot is not easy to write. Stronger than XXXX, and XXXXX, when traveling through the plot, the follow-up will collapse.
But the author always feels that he is the lucky one. In my mind, I want to use the protagonist to travel the world, show the style of Daxuan, and describe the state of the world and people's hearts. It just coincides with "The Legend of the Eight Immortals" and focuses on writing about all phenomena in the world of mortals. In the middle, I want to cooperate with Yujia's assassination line to complete the whole volume. narration. Including the original setting of the Seventy-two Academy, it also serves this purpose.
But...
The follow-up really collapsed!
So, the second senior sister went out and slapped Chen Luo to the southern wasteland with three slaps.
Sure enough, as soon as "Liao Zhai" came out, follow-up reading came back.
The third major adjustment is the part of the blood tide.
There is no adjustment to the plot here, but Bawan began to adjust the writing in this part, tending to shallower text expressions, increasing the "playful meme" element, and the style is more relaxed, including the use of facial expressions more frequently .
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to doing so. At one time, some people wondered if the gunner had been changed.
In fact, the reasons for the adjustments are, firstly, to make writing more enjoyable, and secondly, Bawan is looking for his own writing style. In fact, there are still some fine-tuning later on, and he still needs to continue to learn and work hard.
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The fourth major adjustment, there is nothing to say, it is the plot of Gu Sect.
The plot of the Gu Sect had a framework very early on. But when I actually wrote it, it coincided with a sensitive period, and the content was written about external forces, court politics, and the medium of poison...
Beware of malicious reports.
Therefore, Ba Wan changed the whole plot of this episode very cowardly.
Some of the above adjustments have left regrets, and some have given me experience. Generally speaking, the gains outweigh the losses.
Then, let me talk about the part of this book that satisfies me.
First of all, of course, it is the shaping of some characters.
For example, the senior brothers and sisters in the bamboo forest, Sima Lie, the Guansheng who was "watched by my relatives", Xuanzhang Emperor, who was "one emperor through the ages", such as the old and weak Qinglong Emperor, and the Qilin King who convinced others with virtue... and others There are many small characters, like the "five-literate Confucianist", and the Anjia semi-sage who has a clear distinction between righteousness and personal feelings, and so on.
Among them, what I am most happy about is the opportunity to weave a warm ending for some people in history.
For example, the northern king Xin Qiji, I did not let him appear on the stage to become a saint, but let him stand on the defense line of the northern border of the human race, "to settle the affairs of the king and win the name before and after his life."
For example, Li Qingzhao, "Born to be a hero", is one of the four great kings, and he can have a beautiful destination in his final life.
For example, Eastern King Li He did not die young, he wandered above the sea, thinking every day how to hook up a dragon horse to accompany him.
For example, Nan Wang Wen Tianxiang, how I wish his real life was actually a dream.
And Song Ci, including "Washing Injustice" into the textbook is my greatest tribute to the originator of forensic medicine.
When writing about these characters, I searched a lot of information to learn about their lives. In many cases, it was not I who wrote the story, but their stories gave me the direction to write it down.
In addition, I also wrote about many famous people in history. Some of their names may be well known to us, but some are not so famous. Here, I would like to thank the enthusiastic readers, who will basically annotate them for me in the chapter reviews.
The more I understand these sages, the more I feel that our nation is really not easy, and our ancestors are really powerful.
In addition to character creation, I feel that I have done a good job in developing themes of Confucianism and Taoism.
Although there is no outline, the writing is very hasty, but I take Confucianism and Taoism out of simple poems, combine elements of novels and operas, and reconstruct the Wanlilu system. I think I did a good job, yes Personally, what I am most proud of is not writing Journey to the West and Liaozhai, but writing The Peony Pavilion and Dou E's Injustice...
It feels like there is a little bit of value.
In addition, there is one thing that needs to be bragged about.
That is, before the college entrance examination last year, in my content, I bet on two college entrance examination questions precisely (by chance) accurately (coincidentally). Baichuan; the other is about the appropriation and transformation of poems and prose, which comes from the Fang family's evaluation of Chen Luo's poems.
In the feedback, I learned that I have helped two children. I don’t know if they have been admitted to college, because they may have abandoned their books later and cannot be contacted...
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Now that this book is concluded, let's talk about future plans by the way, and reply to the concerns of friends in the group.
The next book is already being conceived. Originally, I planned to write an urban entertainment... But after communicating with the editor-in-chief, I found that the thing that 80,000 wanted to write was to dance on the red line. The risk of 404 was extremely high, so Instead, it is determined that the next book will continue the theme of ancient costume fantasy (Xian Xia).
Allow me to rest for a while, and then carefully prepare the outline, character design, manuscripts, etc., and it will be released, which should be in the second half of the year.
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Finally, comes the real part of the testimonial.
Thank you.
First of all, thanks to my editorial team.
Thanks to Miss Bacon, who is fair, beautiful and long-legged, for clicking on the manuscript I submitted on the subway at 7:30 in the morning on May 24, 2021, and then sending out the invitation to sign the contract; thank her Support and encouragement along the way.
Thanks to Beihe, the editor-in-chief of the second group, who has always maintained an extremely professional attitude in creation and provided many suggestions that benefited me a lot.
Second, I want to thank my operations team.
Thank you Lao Wu, thank you "The Miserable Luoshen", thank you Chenchen, thank you "Liangyi Hanguang", thank you "Ru Yaolianlian", thank you for helping me take care of the surrounding matters of this book, so that I can Safe code, thank you very much.
Finally, the final thank you, of course, is to thank my readers.
Along the way, some people go and some people come. Some people made witty remarks in the comments, some silently supported without saying a word;
Although Bawan is in a small study, he can feel the hustle and bustle.
For the first time, I feel that the communication of words is so vivid.
Thank you.
Thank you for listening to my story.
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A story is a journey. It is a great honor for me to take you through this text journey.
The green hills remain unchanged, and the green waters flow forever.
Let's go to the next journey, goodbye!