A complete summary of Volume 19, and I took a day off to think about the details.
Let me state in advance that this chapter is very long, but it is free of charge. It is a chapter review.
Soul of Burning Steel has been written for 3 years, 19 volumes, and 4.5 million words. Before writing the final volume, it was partly to wrap up, and partly to give up. I looked back at all the changes and progress of myself and this book over such a long period of time. , I feel really emotional.
Starting from the theme of 'bright, simple and easy revenge hack-and-slash invincible amber flow' from the first volume [Wind of the North], what I want to write is actually just an outline of about 2.5 million words, a game alien story all over the world. , there is not much regret in changing the protagonist, letting a simple warrior live happily in another world, fighting strong opponents, killing the people who deserve to be killed, and then finishing the book simply and neatly.
The introduction to this volume - which readers on the client may not see - is [Fight if you want to fight, defeat if you want to defeat], which can be regarded as a very simple and direct footnote. The theme is very simple, which is [fighting with the enemy]. And I also decided that each volume of this book will be about fighting enemies with different themes.
The second volume [Black Forest Tide] has a similar idea, still with a simple and bright slashing theme. However, the enemy has become Warcraft and the natural world itself. I really like this kind of struggle and battle against heaven and earth, so the theme of this volume is [Battle with everything except human beings], and the introduction of the volume is [Mountains Tremble] , all kinds of beasts rush out from the boundless forest, like the raging waves of the Black Sea coming], using the natural elements of mountains, beasts, forests and seas, but the element of 'sky' cannot be added, which is a bit regretful.
At this time, since this book is essentially just a product of me taking out the outline of an old book and writing it for my own entertainment, neither the chapter names nor the content are actually very serious. There are many games and comic strips. It was also said that it was a joke, so later I found out that the results were good. When I started writing seriously, the book gradually became more serious. Naturally, the things I didn't pay attention to in the past have now become the points of criticism of this book. , this is really not well thought out.
But because the good results were a bit unexpected, I was too nervous, so in order to hit the shelves at the climax of the release date, I actually dragged out a long plot before and after the release, which attracted a lot of bad comments - that is, the three battles The chapter about the Chaos Black Dragon, tsk, looking back now, it was indeed a mistake I made when I was too young. If I hadn’t delayed the plot like this, and if I had written it normally, the initial order might have been higher, and the reviews would have been better.
The first order for Soul of Burning Steel was 2150. This number should be considered a good result for the Qidian Game Zone 3 years ago. For me, the first order for the last book was 35 or 55. It is simply a leap, and not only that, the average order for Soul of Burning Steel rose to 2,800 in the first week it was released, and it seems that it will soon be a high-quality product.
But at this time, I made a big mistake with the third volume [World without Fire] - because I was too nervous after it was released. I am also a novice. I have only written short fan stories before and I don’t know how to develop a long plot, so The pre-plot for entering a different world was long and stinky. I even wrote two or three chapters when I went to the dwarf territory... I also carefully designed a lot of structural diagrams of dwarf cities, but in the end I found that they were all made of wood. Readers can't see it, and it's too clumsy for me to write it myself.
Then, after entering the different world, the exploration plot is also "very boring" according to other people's evaluations. I actually like to write this kind of plot about decrypting and exploring ruins, but if I think about it carefully, what I like is the ruin exploration game. The novel writes this process seriously, which is really exciting, so after this plot is over, My follow-up orders immediately dropped from 2,600 to 700.
Fortunately, I was a loser before, and 700 was considered a lot, so I didn't lose my mentality. I wrote the ending of the world without fire according to the outline, revealing the world setting, the protagonist's inheritance, the python of steel, the secret behind the world, and the evil god. Some information... To be honest, I am not bragging. I think I was probably hit during that time. I performed beyond my level (at that time). The follow-up orders also increased back to more than 2,000, and the average order fell back to 2,300 and began to slowly rise again. .
The main body of this volume, my thoughts are with [the first battle with Chaos].
This is also the first time that the theme enemy of this book is revealed, revealing the cycle of order and chaos. The plot of entering another world can also pave the way for the protagonist to travel to other worlds later. But for this same volume, I vaguely found that the outline and writing the book seemed to be in conflict. The outline of my book at the beginning set the main theme in the Mycroft continent, but as I wrote down the outline, I found that this It is simply not a story that the world can fully tell. Mycroft is the origin, but it is not enough to carry the process of the struggle between order and chaos.
But since this idea is just a sign, the fourth volume [Abyss of the Sin Dragon] mainly tells the story of Mycroft's continent, and the enemies are all the monsters with evil intentions. The introduction of the volume is naturally also [Stars in chaos, demons] Su Sheng], the intention is to show the atmosphere before the general trend is about to change, so this volume is relatively dull. It mainly talks about a few characters, and the results are not much ups and downs. It is considered a calm volume, and it is used as a foreshadowing volume.
Then the fifth volume, [Disaster of Falling Stars], according to the outline, is the first time to see the 'evil god' and fight against [the irresistible natural disaster]. The enemy is the Evil God of Natural Disasters. He is the first Evil God BOSS to officially appear. What this volume wants to express is that "even irresistible natural disasters are not invincible." After winter, plants will still sprout. The background of the previous volume is elves and nature gods, so the introduction is [until winter passes and spring comes].
The plot of this volume is actually quite normal. Looking back on it personally, I feel that it is more surprising and novel. Instead, it is a dark alien adventure. However, I did not write much and let the protagonist come to the rescue - but this time The volume score is good, and Soul of Burning Steel can be regarded as a high-quality game... In fact, if the plot did not collapse, it would have been a high-quality game in the first or second week, but I spent four months to make up for this price. When I was feeling emotional, I was chatting with several author friends, and they said that this lesson was not a disastrous one.
As for the sixth volume [Moon of Darkness], because of the battle between the protagonist and the evil god in the previous volume, when I wrote this, I found that the original outline had restricted me. The world of Mycroft was too small for the protagonist. His battle should not be limited to one world, so in this volume I completely revised the outline and replaced it with another one, which can be considered as the outline you see now. Some of the original stories were abandoned.
The theme of this volume is [Battle against Arrogance and Betrayal]. The enemies are the traitors from the Earth Temple who were stabbed in the back in the previous game, and the black dragons who defected to Chaos. They all arrogantly believed that they were right, and they also betrayed the protagonist and this The world, and the introduction of the volume [No one needs to be saved, because this is the choice everyone makes], there is a saying on the protagonist's side that 'everyone is his own savior', and there is also a saying that the enemy has chosen this road to the abyss, Just don’t expect to be saved.
This volume is the end of the "Year of the Starfall" part of the three parts of Soul of Burning Steel that I planned. The protagonist strengthened his determination and belief, and began to make great strides on the road to changing the world and fighting against chaos. The final plot was regarded as a good review, and with several high recommendations, the book's performance also began to improve. Skyrocketing.
The seventh volume [The Demonic Tide is Coming] is the beginning of the second part. This part mainly tells how the protagonist becomes a legend and how he truly begins to change something on the big stage of the multiverse. The theme of this volume is [the battle against the tide of the times]. The carnival of cultists and various dragon disasters brought about by the approaching demonic tide are all waves of the times. Defeating them is what the protagonist who wants to change his destiny has to do.
In the middle of this volume, my grandma passed away, which was a big blow to me, because it was she who cultivated my outlook on life and taught me how to behave. This is my private matter, but I have to say that it also influenced this book, because my grandma always hopes that I can live happily and live 'like yourself', so I finally made up my mind and decided to write all the I put my energy into writing novels, my favorite thing.
It was around this time that the theme of this book had nothing to do with the 'bright, simple and easy revenge hack-and-slash invincible amber style', but became 'everyday stories that save the world', which is completely incompatible with the system and the game. It’s a Western fantasy novel on the other side. It's incredible. From this time on, many readers were shocked to discover that this book was actually classified into games after being reminded.
The eighth volume [Man of Steel] is the story of how the protagonist became a legend, countless people and countless oaths - the theme is [the battle against the determined destiny]. This time, the protagonist did not completely succeed for the first time. He did not save everyone in the world of Grandia because he wanted to save the world of Mycroft. But it was precisely because of this that he was able to strengthen his determination again and vow to fight with Blood, forge your own body of steel.
The ninth volume [Legacy of the Gods] tells an inherited story. The general purpose is to talk about the changes in the Abyss and the Mycrof Continent. It is also the first [battle with the Abyss and Demons] - because The setting of demons and abyss in my book is different from ordinary DND or Western fantasy, so I think I need to spend half a volume talking about it.
As for the tenth volume [Glory of the Star Sea], which is the plot of the world of stars, the theme is [civilization-level chaos battle]... I made another big mistake in this volume.
In fact, at the beginning of this volume, the plot was quite well received, especially when Joshua was summoned to the Star Ocean world, the monthly ticket sales hit a new high. In addition, as everyone knows that I am a science fiction lover, this happened to be the plot of the Star Ocean. I was very excited and started to use my soul of steel, science fiction power, star veteran players' power, and various inspirational ideas for extraordinary space battles... Then, I wrote nearly 100,000 to 150,000 words of "fighting drama" in a row.
Well, more than 100,000 words in a row, pure fighting... When I looked back and summarized it, I was also scared - no wonder the subscriptions dropped like crazy at that time, from nearly 3,000 to 1,200. No reader can stand such a high-intensity battle. Ah, even an author friend who read my article also gave up the book, saying that he really couldn't stand it... And I noticed something was wrong, so I immediately stopped it, killed the boss quickly, and changed the plot, but it was too late at this time. The rising momentum of this book's performance has completely stopped, and the average subscription has even dropped, leaving only more than 4,400.
The author's self-pleasure can do so much harm to a book. To be honest, I had a great time writing that battle. I could even continue to write a hundred thousand, but the result was devastating and a complete defeat. After all, the readers lost at this time are basically true fans and book friends, which is different from the early days.
Even in the following volumes, the eleventh volume [The Gate of All Realms] and the twelfth volume [The Age of Great Development], the story of the dragon girl Lisa and the battle with the demon kings, that is, [with other orders (black)] The two volumes "The Battle with the Fog" and "The Battle with Other Hope Seekers (Abyss Demons)" have good reviews, but the number of subscriptions is only around 14 to 1,800, which is simply miserable and painful.
Until the thirteenth volume, "The World in the Shell", the story of the time mover Fatrolvi, that is, the battle with "the one who gave up the future", this volume made the monthly ticket hit a new high, and the average subscription increased Go back... And I almost made a mistake in this volume, that is, some settings and ideas were not explained clearly, causing readers to misunderstand the protagonist's thoughts - but fortunately, I dedicated a chapter to explain it, most of it People understand.
And the following plot can be regarded as a perfect ending for the part of Soul of Burning Steel [Middle: The Rising Demonic Tide]. It ends with a story that takes place in the central world where the demonic tide gathers. After the protagonist defeats the person who gave up the future, he also Start taking the initiative to look for nodes that will change your future destiny.
The fourteenth volume [Light of Eternal Darkness] is about [the duel between order and order]. If both sides are right for both sides and are pursuing their own hopes and their own light of eternal darkness, then the only thing they can do is After a while, there is naturally nothing right or wrong. There is nothing wrong with this volume, and the grades are slowly rising. However, from this point on, the book seems to be a bit biased towards science fiction...
The fifteenth volume [Lost Galaxy] is also a theme that is more science fiction. There are void nomads and sleeping giants who have transformed into planetary worlds... This time it is a serious [Fighting the Evil God], allowing Joshua to possess the power to truly obliterate The power and possibility of evil god-level enemies, but starting from this volume, he realized that evil gods seemed to be nothing more than tools in nature. These seemingly evil chaotic monsters were just corpses piled up by countless sad memories.
Therefore, the theme of the sixteenth volume [Eternal Darkness Abyss] is [Sorrow and Fight with Death] - The Evil God of Death is the embodiment of the decline and end of all civilizations, and its essence is so rich that it cannot be solved. Countless civilizations It consists of the sadness of losing, even the name being forgotten. Joshua finally understood that 'killing and denying' the evil god could not solve the problem at all. Only by 'carrying and acknowledging' the infinitely sad memories of the past could everything now move forward.
The monthly tickets and results of this volume have reached a new high, with the highest order exceeding 20,000, and the average order exceeding 5,500 - and then it has remained there, until recently it has increased a bit, almost approaching 6,000. I estimate that this book By the end of the day, we should be able to order over 6,000 each.
The seventeenth volume [Stars in the Sky] and the eighteenth volume [The Abyss of Tomorrow], as well as the just-completed volume nineteen [The Flame of the End], are recent plots, so I won’t go into details. I think what I wrote is very clear. The themes are [the battle with other civilizations in the multi-dimensional galaxy], [the battle towards tomorrow] and [the battle towards the future after tomorrow, and the despair of the future].
As I write this, I realize that the later I get, the fewer mistakes I can summarize and make. I have always been able to draw the power of progress from my mistakes. Although it is very costly, it seems to be very effective.
I wrote so many summaries not to tell readers anything, but to send them to my own books to warn myself not to make the same mistakes in my next book. I also have a small notebook to record these failures and mistakes, but it seems that only by 'narrating' a certain object can I analyze myself from a truly objective perspective. Otherwise, I will always think, 'I won't do it next time. Got it', rather than seriously thinking about 'what's wrong with me' - and I choose readers as this target.
I wrote so much, not for the sake of water or to delay the update, but to prove that I am really thinking about how to review all the plots of this book and then write a perfect ending and summary for Soul of Burning Steel. The twenty-first volume [Soul of Burning Steel] must give a perfect ending to Joshua’s story and battles along the way. I don’t want to leave any regrets, so I put all my effort into it.
So, I'll just say it.
Asking for a monthly ticket. (run)
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