I have never talked to you about the book Mystery. I have always been worried that I will not be able to write what I want, and I have no confidence in talking about it.
Now, the number of words is quite a lot, and the result is quite satisfactory, and there are some controversies, so I wrote it down and talked about it with everyone.
Lao Gui has always been a very simple person. Just like when I was in school, I could only eat two dry steamed buns for lunch in order to rent books. Now I am the same. A simple life is the most important thing.
Is it good to make money by writing books?
Of course it’s good, it’s very good, but is writing a book just to make money?
I don't think so.
Of course, this has something to do with my own inability to write fire books.
I am too self-centered when writing books. I ponder too many things and tend to get into too many corners. Although it is of no use, I still want to write them out. As a result, the people who read my articles are somewhat niche. Starting from "The Story of the Sky", and then The subsequent books, apart from Hong Yue having some luck, have always been tepid. Maybe I don’t have this ability myself, but I have never specifically asked myself to pursue any other style.
The reason is very simple. I feel quite happy writing a book like this.
It’s also because I feel happy, so I still have requirements for myself when writing a book.
I don't plagiarize or imitate. Before writing a book, I first think of something I want to express and follow that.
From the time I wrote the book to this day, let alone plagiarism, I dare not say that any of the plots in my book were plagiarized or imitated by others.
For me, writing a story about myself is far more important than writing the story itself.
This mysterious book has an ill-fated destiny.
I wrote it at first because of the red moon and the scarlet color, which made it a bit regretful.
The unclear concept and incomplete structure are always painful in my heart. I hope that I can write a book that starts well and ends well, is complete and satisfactory, so I continued to write Mystery, otherwise I would return to Xianxia. At that time All the ideas are there.
However, writing mystery also encounters some problems, such as similarity.
I have read the book that the reader discussed. It is a very good book and I like it very much. But I don’t intend to copy other people’s success, so let alone copying it. In order to avoid similar plots, I even gave up one of the inherent advantages of this book. You know, I originally planned to use the book as a person with persecution delusion. Starting from a perspective, for him, the world is hell, everyone wants to harm him, and everyone is a devil.
But I gave up and skipped it for the first time, introducing the theme of the story: the urban matrix.
In terms of pace, this may be a bit fast, but I think it's worth it.
Because writing a book is such a thing in itself, you can unconsciously write a plot similar to others, and that is understandable. But if you know that there is such a plot in other books, you should try your best to avoid it. This is a shame. As an author, always put creation first. Create something new, it may not be as interesting, but it must be new.
Mystery, that’s what it does.
Frankly speaking, what I want to write about in this book is a difference in cognitive perspective. What we perceive is not necessarily true, but what we perceive is our world. In addition, what I want to express is the relationship between people and the social matrix, the city we live in, its changes to us, and our changes to the city. This is the theme I set from the beginning.
I could have developed the story bit by bit from the perspective of a person with persecution and paranoia, and slowly rolled it out. Why did I have to speed it up later? It was just to avoid unnecessary discussions.
Not only do I need to avoid strange beasts, but I also need to avoid strange fairies, because according to my original settings, there will inevitably be some that are similar to the fairies.
But I started to deliberately avoid it in advance, designed a new style, and wrote my own taste.
What are you drawing?
It is simply because I want to abide by the principles of being an author, be original, open up my imagination, and write to resonate with readers.
Well, thinking about it this way, maybe I don't have to be so tired. What I write is similar to the book on fire, and maybe I can get some advantages, get better grades, and make more money.
But at least the old ghost thinks that is not necessary.
What I write may be popular, but is it my own?
Because of this, before I published the book, I made a lot of adjustments, designed a lot of my own stuff, and even specially modified the basic settings.
I am also sure that I have avoided similarities or even completely different things now, so I posted them.
Then...
During the first four chapters, some people said they were very similar. I understand, let’s discuss it.
Chapter 8 has been released, my unique setting has been released, and I am confident enough to post a chapter to discuss with everyone.
Later, I didn’t need to say it anymore. Everyone who read the book understood that this was too far off.
What I write is my own and does not resemble anyone else's.
However, there will still be some smart people coming out of the book review area. I’m not sure if they have read Alien Beasts. Maybe they just want to express some opinions and come to the book review area to shout or even say bad things.
I have only one sentence for this:
looks like?
It looks like your mother twisting and twisting a lot of blood!
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An old ghost’s book is an old ghost’s book. You can accuse me of not making enough money and not having enough readers, but you accuse me of plagiarism?
Copy your screwdriver!
I'll just leave the words here. If I have the ability to make a palette, I'll wait.
Don't say that you are too lazy to do it. If you complete it, it proves to be a success. I won't give up the royalties and will give them all to you.
Everyday is not disgusting enough.
Really awesome screwdriver!
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Finally, I don’t want to say anything unnecessary. In fact, I am already very tired and want to rest early. The book I have been writing until now is written in the style of the old ghost himself. Many authors also gave it to the old ghost after reading it. Gui's affirmation made me feel happy for a long time. As for the results, it is already Lao Gui's best work besides Red Moon. Of course, I will work hard to write this book down.
For no other reason than this book itself was written to make up for my regrets and become my masterpiece.
I just want to write about the feeling of being drowned by life, the feeling of being attacked by painful memories, the feeling of being abandoned by the whole world and still lighting up a cigarette to continue.
It's that simple.
