A belated summary of October
This is something I should have written for everyone in October, but due to various things, it was late.
I call it a summary because I'm not good at thinking of titles. It's usually difficult for me to name chapters every time I write an article, so let's call it a summary. In fact, it is a summary of my various writing emotions after writing "Dark Moon Era" (hereinafter referred to as Dark Moon).
What is the first thing you want to say? Since "Dark Moon" was written, it has already deviated from the original idea I had in mind. It can be said that it is no longer the original "Dark Moon".
As an author, I actually don’t want to hide it from everyone. My personal favorite is the opening thirty chapters.
And those thirty chapters are, well, a failure in terms of the transcript of the online article.
According to various data and surveys, there are very, very many readers who are blocked by the first thirty chapters, and there are many negative comments.
It made me doubt myself for a while, had I conceived a story of failure? ! And my personal reading vision, has there been an extreme deviation
In this mood, "Dark Moon" deviated from the original.
So what was my initial build of Dark Moon? I said that I wanted to write a story like "Attack on Titan."
This is the original intention.
Therefore, in my original conception of "Dark Moon", I would thoroughly implement the style of suppressing darkness, and hope is a looming light in the darkness. It exists but is far away. When you get close, it is extremely... may disappear.
Warmth is the most precious gem in this world, and I am satisfied if I can hold a small piece of it in my hand.
In that "Dark Moon", there would never be a Raptors team. All my teammates were arranged in oppressive darkness. I had already coldly seen through the negative aspects of human nature, and there was only a trace of youthful innocence. people.
And the character Su Xiao is not warm either. He is very purposeful, and behind the purpose comes his complicated feelings for Tang Ling.
Tang Ling is a person who pursues hope, and is also an indifferent person oppressed by hatred.
All of this has deviated and turned into the current "Dark Moon".
It's just that careful readers can see some clues. For example, the emotional processing of the Raptors team is stiff.
Readers who are familiar with me know that I am quite capable of controlling my emotional writing, but this stiffness is a bit strange.
Here, even if it is explained. Because it was "Dark Moon" that changed the direction.
It's hard for me to say whether this change is good or bad? When writing articles, I have always maintained a humble and even inferior attitude, learning and adjusting myself.
No matter what, the first thirty chapters can be regarded as letting me be willful. It also made me learn that that kind of writing is really not suitable for online writing. If you are not in a state of absolute quietness and concentration, the thirty or so chapters will be inaccessible.
It sacrificed the plot (it was said to be cliched), it sacrificed purpose (except for escaping at the beginning, there was no purpose), it sacrificed the world view (it was evaluated as a rough world view), and even sacrificed all the fun points. Even Goldfinger was suppressed, just to create an atmosphere.
The comparison is "Attack on Titan".
It is indeed difficult for people to read such articles. Internet articles also have the general environment and rules of Internet articles.
And I also forgot that "Attack on Titan" is a comic, and the animation that made it successful is that it directly displays the picture, thus avoiding the shortcomings of text.
I see all of this as a learning process.
Readers who are familiar with me know that I am a writer who challenges myself along the way.
From "My Years as a Taoist Priest" to "Secret Records of Mountains and Seas", my style was undergoing a huge change. After three years of writing, I started writing "Dark Moon Era", which was another huge change.
I can’t say that I am a unique challenger, but I am very happy. I am always moving forward and accumulating.
And I have always believed that one day I will be able to write what I really want and will be accepted by everyone.
Because no author does not need recognition, I have not yet reached the point where I don’t need readers, I only need self-appreciation and happiness.
Although, I have always had my own ambitions and dreams in writing.
What I want to tell you is that while I am studying and learning to adapt to the environment, I can also write what I want. This balance is difficult, but just work hard.
Now that "Dark Moon" has been written, what I still want to tell you is, what kind of story is "Dark Moon"
Although I say that "Dark Moon" has deviated from the original, the deviation is only the tone of the story and the characters.
The story structure has not changed, and the two most important points have not changed.
The first point is the handling of the plot.
Those who have read "Dark Moon" to this day will find that the protagonist of this book, which is almost two million words long, has not yet been upgraded to the first-level Purple Moon Warrior.
Do you think I'm being too harsh in suppressing upgrades
The answer I give is - no.
I did not suppress the upgrade, because the existence of levels in this book is just to build a world view, but it is not the main color surrounding the protagonist.
Whether the protagonist is upgraded or not depends on the plot.
Let me make an analogy. If a lot of things happen to the protagonist when he is 15 years old, then there will be more writing around his age. Upgrades come naturally in events, but because there are many events and a short time, the protagonist will inevitably Can't upgrade too much.
And if the protagonist has relatively few things happening between the ages of 20 and 26, then there won’t be much text surrounding this stage of his life, but as time goes by, the protagonist has risen several levels.
When I say this, you may understand that this is the so-called plot flow. I downplay the upgrades, and the protagonist's experience, one event after another, is the way "Dark Moon" is described.
In fact, it is undoubtedly better to write around upgrades.
When asked about the reason, it is because the purpose of upgrading is stronger. When writing a long online article, it will be easier for the author to write it if it is cut into "segmented purposes" one after another.
For example, I will develop a series of stories around what I need to upgrade at this stage. In this way, the plot will closely revolve around the upgrade. At least for new authors, it can save some effort and overcome the problem of writing failure. If If you have stronger writing skills, you can also lay out some interesting branches within the main body to increase the appeal.
I come to Qidian and am considered a newcomer, so I have to put aside my past achievements. Therefore, I have also seriously considered this insurance writing method. After all, the plot flow is difficult to control, not to mention that this is a soft science fiction book, a long one! It’s not a city, so writing about it would be more difficult.
But in the end, I chose the plot stream. There is no other reason. This can hone me more.
The second point that has never changed is that "Dark Moon" is an open-ended story.
How do you describe this openness? That is to say, I enlarged the world view to an extremely long timeline and treated it as a real era.
And looking at a person's life, how can he complete an era
This statement is a bit abstract, so if it is not abstract, I will use a Japanese anime to illustrate it, although it cannot fully explain it.
This anime is "Battlestar".
This is a cartoon that I loved watching very much when I was a kid (I definitely didn’t reveal my age, I’m only 18, I just have a lot of experience).
It is divided into three parts. What is it about? It tells the history of three generations of people resisting alien invasion.
The protagonists in each movie are different, and to this day I still remember that the protagonist in the first movie was named 'Rick', and there was a second female lead named 'Mingmei'
When I watched the second part, I was dumbfounded. Where did Rick go
When I say this, I don't mean that "Dark Moon" will have several protagonists, but "Dark Moon" revolves around a beginning and the character Tang Ling who created this beginning.
Just like the first part of "Battlestar", well, after thinking about it, it's also like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Its ending is just the ending of a character Guo Jing who has grown to a certain stage.
After that, aren't there "The Divine Condor" and "Yitian"
In my vision, what this book wants to complete is a world view, and this world view can be used directly to develop new stories in the future.
My idea of this worldview is that if other authors want to use it in the future, they are very welcome.
I just want everything in the book to be infinitely closer to reality.
It’s my own version of romanticism.
So when I say this, people who are sensitive to writing should understand what I am talking about. What does openness mean
And, even if I had chosen it, this book has this structure and can only be written as a plot flow.
In fact, there are still so many thoughts and emotions about writing "Dark Moon", but I find that I can't finish them all at once.
In the future, I will continue to write things like this to facilitate communication with everyone.
Because I myself am confused in many places and need answers.
Finally, the average subscription of "Dark Moon" skyrocketed in September, and it has continued to grow until now. It would not be possible without everyone's support.
There are also many readers who insist on pursuing "Dark Moon" and say to me, "This book is good to read." I am also very pleased. Thank you for your affirmation after returning.
I still say the same thing, I am constantly learning, looking forward to making progress, and I will write well.
Just like this time when I came to Qidian. In the eight months since the book was published at the end of February, I have written almost two million words. This is a huge breakthrough for me, which I could not have imagined before.
Anyway, thank you all for your company and support.
Especially the old book fans who have followed me from the beginning. Without your initial encouragement, it is difficult for me to imagine whether my glassy heart could still persist.
Next, I have to tell you why the updates were unstable during this period.
It's a bit long to talk about, but to put it simply, I'm preparing the script for "Mountains and Seas".
This matter has gone through many setbacks, and it is impossible to describe them all in detail.
But if nothing unexpected happens this time, it should go smoothly.
As for the script, I am a newbie, and I have to meet with the team frequently and get used to it.
I am very fortunate that many of this team are big fans of Taoist priests and mountains and seas, and they respect the story itself very much.
As for myself, I really don’t want everything to be changed beyond recognition, so I’m grateful for meeting this team.
But at the beginning, I was still cautious.
According to the idea, Shan Hai will be an online movie first. After all, I also need to test the waters. In order to be responsible for the work, I want to see what effect it will show when I am responsible for the screenwriting for the first time
If it’s not good, old fans of Shanhai, please don’t hit me.
Well, you understand that the production of online movies cannot be compared with that of theaters. But the story itself promises not to disappoint.
Next, online dramas and theater chains will be launched. Of course, there will be a lot of changes in this aspect of the web drama, but I will still be the one who takes the lead in revising it.
All in all, this is a long and heavy series of work, especially in the beginning. There are many areas that need to be adjusted and collided, and my update time cannot guarantee stability.
Actually, I don’t want to say this. This time I want to tell you when I’m really close to completion.
But I don’t want everyone to keep waiting for irregular updates (quantity and quality, Sansan can still give you basic guarantees at this stage), which makes everyone look a little innocent.
After understanding the reason, I think everyone will not feel so insecure about waiting.
And in the future, if my update time is very late, I will not send a special late update notice, because I decided to explain it to everyone here at once.
It is recommended that you save two days to watch it once, so that you don’t have to wait.
Finally, what I want to tell you is that in the next few days, from the 10th to the 15th, I may ask for leave, but I will try my best not to ask for leave, even if I can make one update
The reason is that in case of demolition, the area of ancestral graves needs to be moved. As you all know, I won’t go into details. I have to deal with this matter.
Well, that’s all.
In fact, although I am tired, I am also very happy to be able to talk so much with you. It is like chatting with old friends. I accidentally reached almost 4,000 words? Can you update a chapter
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I'm dizzy. I accidentally clicked on the VIP chapter just now. I quickly contacted the editor to delete it.
(End of chapter)