The first chapter of this book was released on May 31st, and the 100th chapter was released today on September 13th. The first volume just ended, with a total of 215,911 words.
To be honest, this is the first time I have persisted on one piece of content for such a long time and written so many words.
I took three days off during this volume, but...I can't be considered a dove spirit (￣︶￣). At least the update time is kept around 6 pm, at most not. It's past seven.
I have re-read what I have written in the past two days, and I feel that there are mainly problems in the following aspects:
1. The issue of rhythm.
The first forty chapters are a bit too compact, and the incident at Pavla Monastery climaxes too early. As a result, after the incident, there are about twenty chapters of daily content, which makes the development of the story seem dull.
In fact, looking back later, the incident at Pavla Monastery can actually be postponed a little bit. Or should the events of Accardo be moved forward directly? Or should some small events be arranged in the middle?
But when the author realized it, it was already a little late, and the time he took off during the exam week exhausted the author's manuscript storage, so there was no way to make changes in advance. It is not very realistic to develop small events reasonably or advance Accardo's events, and I am not confident enough to ensure that the plot does not get out of control when I temporarily modify the outline.
So I just wrote it according to the outline...
Therefore, I am going to take a day off to adjust the structure of the second volume and try to avoid this problem.
2. Narrative issues.
Maybe a little obsessive-compulsive disorder? I always tend to describe some things in too detail, but this is probably unnecessary in online writing, which makes sometimes a chapter seem a bit "watery".
For example, the two chapters on composition could indeed be shortened a bit, and the focus should be on the rose brooch.
To be honest, it was quite painful for me to write those two chapters. After all, I am not a music major. I had to check a lot of information and adjust the information to fit the background of the mysterious world. And it’s painful for you to read, after all, most of the content in those two chapters is really not what you want to read.
This is already being changed, really (〃￣︶￣)/!
Several subsequent updates were late because I found too many details, so I deleted them or even overturned them and rewrote them. For example, today's chapter was actually narrated according to time, and there was a lot of content about the nuns' conferring ceremony and vow ceremony. After I wrote it, I read it again and felt dissatisfied. In the end, I simply wrote it directly through flashbacks.
3. Implied questions.
Maybe it's a matter of the author's level of foreshadowing. The foreshadowing in some places is too easy to ignore? Or too misleading?
For example, the ocean where Agnes meditates...is really not the Sea of Chaos! Not the sea of chaos! Not the sea of chaos!
And the protagonist's past life... To be honest, I have given up on treatment and decided to explain it clearly in a side story when it can be revealed. Well, friends in the famous group should already know the name I am going to give for the extra story of my previous life.
Also, the author always likes to explain the reasons after the events have occurred. For example, the "werewolf" problem was not explained until the results of Pierce's investigation came out.
Although I planted a foreshadowing that I felt at the time, the 'wolfman' called Agnes' full name "Agnice Pagani" before he died.
This is very bad. It is better to explain it in online articles earlier.
In fact, I realized it when some book friends asked "Why didn't the 'Werewolf' kill the protagonist?", but I never found a suitable opportunity to explain it in advance, so I simply gave up treatment and wrote according to the outline.
4. Dialogue questions
In this article, there are a lot of conversations between different characters, but...
Just like the water flowing in the water, the day passed... the same is true in the article, chatting and chatting for one chapter and then disappearing...
I found that although dialogue is helpful for me to shape the characters, too much dialogue will slow down the progress of the plot, so...
Still should reduce some dialogue chapters.
5. Updated questions
This should also be one of the reasons for "water".
But - it can't be changed. After all, the author is not a full-time writer. He only has so much time to code, and his hand speed is only that fast.
It's okay to add one update occasionally, but if you evolve into a second update beast... it's a blessing not to degenerate——
Unless one day the author evolves into a tentacle monster...
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Regarding the image of the protagonist, probably everyone has their own understanding now.
But originally I wanted to create an image of a man who was constantly torn between divinity and humanity.
This is also part of the reason why I chose the sentence "Wisdom comes and goes on the pure path, and the true spirit comes in and out of the mysterious door." The other part cannot be said now.
But it seems that after writing, I found that there is too much humanity? And she doesn’t struggle much? It feels pretty solid.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? (With a forced smile) It’s still because my writing skills are not strong enough.
So I had a new understanding of her image.
However, Agnes's character is in line with expectations.
In Agnes's dream about her past life, the image I wanted was mentioned through the words of her grandfather in her past life.
"Innately intelligent, generous and kind, but he trusts his own judgment too much, makes his own decisions, and ignores the feelings of others."
Except for the kindness that doesn't seem to be reflected much, the other aspects are reflected through Agnes's different choices, which is quite in line with expectations.
However, in the next development, Agnes's character will undergo some changes, which cannot be disclosed here. (≧∀≦)ゞ
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To be honest, I wrote this article because there were so few mysterious fans.
But...there are so many mysterious fandoms nowadays, why don’t I have time to read them!
`(*>﹏<*)′
How come this summary is almost up to date?○(＾Van＾)ツ┏━┓
