It takes a day to supplement + complete the plot list, adjust the status, and then sprint at the end of the month.
I have been talking about two updates before, but in the end I still have only one update.
Sorry, sorry, the green caterpillar will try its best to make up for it starting tomorrow! ! !
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[Writer of Qidian Masters Hall: Yu Mu Shaosheng (Die Ju)’s writing experience, "The Days of Being a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics"]
Because I posted a screenshot of the royalties on Tieba before, many, many people now come to me to read my article.
First of all, I want to say that because there are too many people and I have to update 10,000 words every day, sometimes I really can’t read it. If you see that your message has been read but not replied, please Explain that I don't have time to type, but I will reply when I have time.
I must make it clear that firstly, I do not accept apprentices, and secondly, I do not charge any fees. Some people who added my contact information sent me red envelopes, but I did not accept them, no matter how much they were.
First of all, I am not short of money. Secondly, when I post guides or help others read articles, I am actually sorting out and summarizing my own ideas, so it is completely free. If someone does something under my banner, Please don’t believe any fees for consultation.
The purpose of posting this post today is because most of the newbies who come to me to read articles have very similar questions. There is no need for me to answer them one by one. In fact, as long as you read more about this kind of questions The tips from other experts in the bar can be answered.
But many people may be impatient because of the stimulation of manuscript fees, want to make quick money, and want to get into the industry quickly. So I also have a guide here that can be provided to novice authors who have not yet signed a contract or have signed many books but the results are not satisfactory.
First, figure out what it is.
is a literary genre, and so is the Internet, and it has all the elements it has to have.
Time, place, people.
Cause, process, result.
I hope that many new writers will take a closer look at their beginnings to see if they have fully explained these six elements. Writers at this stage must have all six elements, and do not make some foreshadowing and hide too much, which will make readers It was confusing to read.
Concepts that can be summarized, refined and written into textbooks must be in line with most people's aesthetics.
You want to ask, are there any niche readers who like to read some stream-of-consciousness books?
There must be some, but the size of these people is definitely not enough for you to make money by writing.
When you think of an idea and start writing, the first thing you have to do is to list these six elements, instead of just having a vague concept in your mind or dialogues between several characters.
When you list these six elements, you will find that there are many flaws in the plots you have in mind.
For example, the cause of your story is not enough to lead to its outcome, and the process is not enough to lead to the outcome.
If this basic logical chain is not clear, then this cannot be considered a book.
Only with these six elements can we call it a journal, not a diary or a travelogue.
Many people feel that they have come up with a very wonderful idea at the beginning of the article and call it inspiration.
But when you put it into practice, you find that it is different from what you imagined in your mind. It is not exciting enough and looks very dry.
At this time, you may wonder that my writing style is not enough. If I had the writing style of a great god, then I would definitely be able to present this idea perfectly and wonderfully.
But many times, the advantage of a master lies not in his writing style, but in clearly explaining one thing so that readers can understand it. This is the most important thing.
Writing is equivalent to the icing on the cake, and the basic elements are the basis for you to write a piece. Without this basis, any of your wonderful ideas cannot be called a story.
Let’s talk about these six elements in detail here.
Time does not simply refer to the era where the protagonist is, it can also be a season or a time of day.
Why do we need to explain the time? In addition to helping you explain the timeline clearly later, it also helps shape your atmosphere. For example, what happens in the morning and what happens in the evening have completely different atmospheres, and they can also be combined with your description of the environment. , used to enhance the atmosphere.
The location is not just about where the protagonist is now, but also a certain description of the environment to allow readers to step into your protagonist's shoes and see everything around him.
Many people will find that a master may write a book with just one sentence, simply explaining where the protagonist is, but the prerequisite for doing so is that he can convey the current environment through the characters' images and their behaviors.
Let me give you the simplest example. A master can use a half-literate and half-white language style or a translation style to let readers know at a glance whether the protagonist is in the fantasy East or the fantasy West.
But many people who don’t have this kind of writing ability, how can they make readers feel where the protagonist is now and what kind of atmosphere he is in?
Then a relatively simple method can be adopted, which is the description of the environment and the atmosphere.
Some people think that environment description is more difficult, but in fact, it is the simplest and most straightforward way to enhance the reader's sense of involvement. If you want to present this sense of involvement through dialogue, character description or detailed description, etc. It will only be harder.
As for the characters, I have already written about them before in the character description chapter. The first time a character appears is when readers can most easily remember him.
The description method at this time can be through side description, that is, do not write about the character of this person from a God's perspective, and do not use certain words in your outline to repeatedly stuff the reader into your head.
Instead, set up a scene and let some passers-by talk or interact with each other and mention this character.
If you must describe a character from God's perspective, try to start from his life and make the character's introduction more like a traceable history rather than a fictional setting imposed on the reader.
In terms of the cause, process and results, it is important to mention that not only the cause, process and results of a big event must be written clearly, but also a small event must be written clearly.
Let me give you an example. Xiao Ming was hungry, so he went to the apple tree and picked up an apple. This is the simplest cause, process and result.
Xiao Ming was hungry. He met a wolf on the way to the apple tree. He defeated the wolf and picked up the apple.
At this time, the incident of him encountering the wolf on the way must also have a complete cause, process and result.
For example, why did you encounter a wolf? Is Xiao Ming just in the wolf's habitat? Or maybe he walked over too loudly and woke up the sleeping wolf?
Xiao Ming's process of defeating the wolf can be by using the most common cheats in online articles, such as systems, treasure phantoms, and techniques, or by using wisdom or tricks.
This solves the question of many novices: "Is it necessary to have a golden finger?" My answer is no, but the process must be explained clearly.
Then the result is that he defeated the wolf, and what was gained after the defeat, such as skinning the wolf and using it to make clothes.
Many people have a certain awareness when describing the big causes and consequences, but once it comes to small events, they either don't explain where the wolf came from, and suddenly a cyber phantom wolf appears out of thin air, or It's Schrodinger's wolf, which exists for a while and doesn't exist for a while.
The process was skipped directly, thinking that this was a minor incident in the incident, and there was no need to elaborate on it. The result was not mentioned at all. Some only wrote that Xiao Ming met a wolf and then picked up an apple, which made people confused. .
After you write these six elements clearly and normally, then your imagination can be transformed into an article.
I believe that the reasons given by many newcomers when they are rejected are too plain. So what I want to talk about next is the story. The so-called story is actually a dramatic conflict.
When you read the works of many famous writers, you will feel that what they write is very real. However, if you analyze it carefully, you will find that the plot is completely different from real life, and there are too many dramatic conflicts conceived by the author himself.
But this fictional conflict does not prevent it from becoming a masterpiece. Therefore, it is completely unnecessary for many newcomers to worry about whether the contradiction will be too deliberate when writing.
If you don't arrange enough conflicts and contradictions, the story will definitely be lacking and become more like an expository text.
The most important thing to solve the problem of an overly bland beginning is to add a short and concise dramatic conflict to your beginning.
And this conflict also has basic elements: motivation, technique, and harvest.
This may sound a bit like the elements of a detective story, but in fact it can still be applied to almost any subject.
Motive refers to the motivation of all the characters who appear in this dramatic conflict, that is, why are they here?
Technique refers to what everyone did for this motive? How did they do it?
The gain is what did everyone gain from this matter?
To give a simple example, Xiao Ming was hungry, and he saw an apple falling under the apple tree. At this time, Xiao Hong was also hungry, and she also saw an apple falling under the apple tree. Both of them wanted to get this. apple.
Xiao Ming chose to sprint and wanted to pick up the apple before Xiao Hong, while Xiao Hong was riding a skateboard and wanted to take advantage of the tool to be faster than Xiao Ming.
At this time, the dramatic conflict is that when two people want the same thing, they have to start a game.
The point of your description and attracting readers is that readers will also be curious about who of the two will get the apple, and who of the two will use the smarter method.
In the end, Xiao Hong was faster. She picked up the apple earlier than Xiao Ming. But at this time, don’t stop thinking about this matter. You still need to write down the harvest in the end.
It's not enough to just write that she got an apple. Part of the pen and ink should be used to describe how sweet the apple is to hungry people. Readers can get a sense of substitution from this harvest, which is what Internet articles often call a sense of refreshment.
When you have the six elements and a most basic drama conflict, there is definitely no problem signing a contract. Even after mastering this part of the skills, there is no problem getting a thousand or even fine products, as long as you can tell the story If you understand, a large number of readers will buy it.
And if you want to hit the big hits or even Wanjun, what you have to do is to tell the story wonderfully, keenly grasp the parts that readers want to see most, describe them in detail, and skip those parts that they don’t want to see, and condense and condense the structure. Achieve a classic effect.
Of course, this is not what this article can talk about. After all, I haven’t done it myself.
