Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading

No matter how the dog breaks the chapter, there will eventually be a last sentence.

695 days, 4.2 million words, today, "I Become a Saint with Idle Books" is finished.

This is the first time for me to write an online article. For me, it was a wonderful trip. I saw magnificent scenery and had lovely companions. During this time, I am very grateful and satisfied.

Now, although there is reluctance, it's time for the last period.

Next, enter the testimonial part.

Let's talk about the end of the story first.

The progress of the ending was pushed forward very quickly, and it was a little sloppy. Some friends said that it was unfinished, and also said that the story structure was too big, and the writing was not strong enough, so I couldn't control it.

In fact, last month, 80,000 fell into a struggle, how long should I write?

Friends who have read the story know that with the background of the 80,000 design, it is not a big problem to write another one or two million words.

Among other things, 80,000 people will wrap the content of "Journey to the West" into it, and the ancient sages of the human race will write it out, and then let all the familiar mythological characters appear one by one. 800,000 words, and 300,000 words in the finale of the canonization, it is simply relaxed and comfortable, and has nothing to do with the strength of the pen.

And from the perspective of income, although this book can't get a big copyright, with the current results, even if I delay the update like this, it is no problem to guarantee the bottom six figures a month.

With two million words, I can write for another ten months.

However, Bawan ultimately rejected the idea.

The reason is simple. If it is written in this way, the existence of "Xianshu" will become meaningless, and this story will become a normal story of the flood.

From Bawan's point of view, that was the real collapse.

Instead of being complained by everyone later, it is better to say a decent farewell.

Therefore, the tone I set for the finale is to fill in all the pits that should be filled in the front, clarify the background and timeline, maintain the characters and logic, and then end as soon as possible.

In addition, there is another important reason, that is, Bawan is indeed a little tired.

From the beginning of this book, 80,000 was actually not prepared, there was no outline, and no one set it up. It was really just opening the word and doing it. Because I never thought it would have the current results, nor did I think I would write it for such a long time. After all, the original idea was just to pass the time vacated due to the epidemic.

I knew about the setting of Wanlitongtian Road about three hours before you; the character setting of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove was acquired almost simultaneously with you; the news that changed the direction of the story one by one did not come out in that chapter. I don't even know what's in it...

Do you think my problem is that there is no manuscript?

No, my problem is that I have to face a blank document every day, thinking about the wicked chapter yesterday, and thinking about how to answer it!

When other authors talk about daily changes, they look at the ingredients in the room and think about what to cook today; when 80,000 people talk about daily changes, they look at the clean balance and think about where to earn some money to buy vegetables before cooking.

Fortunately, I (Tian Yun) do not know the shame, and I have written the story step by step to the present...

(insert a sentence, do not advocate doing this, because it is really bad)

Therefore, before 3 million words, 80,000 words could be added from time to time. When it was about 3.5 million words, especially after starting to write "Fengshen Yanyi", fatigue broke out. Sometimes, 80,000 sits in front of the computer for three or four hours, just not wanting to use his brain.

In fact, I have always felt guilty.

Therefore, for the next book, 80,000 yuan must be well prepared, and the outline, character design, main line, and manuscript must be in place!

It's time to completely take off the hat of shame as a literati!

After finishing the question at the end, let's review the book again.

If I were to give this first book a score, I think it would be sixty or seventy.

It is not Versailles, but because of insufficient preparation, there are indeed many regrets left in the book, and many expressions are not excellent. This is my lesson, and the experience of my next book.

The plot of this book has undergone several major adjustments.

In the beginning, Bawan wanted to write this story with the idea of ​​historical text, and wrote a total of 700,000 to 800,000 words, which is roughly equivalent to the length of a 45-episode script.

That's why there is a plot about Chen Luo's entry into the court, which involves elements of the death of the prince, the dispute over the crown prince, the queen's resentment, the separation of the four phases, and the son of King Jing. (Just to add a word, it was mentioned in the ending book of the queen. After learning the truth, she went to the ancestral land to retire)

It was during that time that the book’s average subscriptions skyrocketed, reaching 10,000, and Bawan’s drama was postponed again due to the epidemic, so Bawan overturned the original idea for the first time and decided to change it to a fantasy idea.

However, the previous layout was almost deadlocked. Chen Luo stayed in the capital, and the background could only be a battle between court and court. Therefore, Bawan designed the fight outside the city, which has so far been full of slots, and drew out the forces of the bamboo forest to kill Chen Luo. Transferred from the capital to Dongcang, replacing the background of the main storyline with the battle between adults and barbarians.

The second major adjustment happened in the plot of Chen Luo's travels around the world.

When writing this plot, the editor-in-chief talked with me for a long time, and in a word, it is one sentence: the travel plot is not easy to write. Stronger than XXXX, and XXXXX, when traveling through the plot, the follow-up will collapse.

But the author always feels that he is the lucky one. In my mind, I want to use the protagonist to travel around the world, show the style of Daxuan, and describe the state of the world and people's hearts. It just fits in with "The Legend of the Eight Immortals" and focuses on writing about everything in the world of mortals. In the middle, I want to cooperate with Yujia's assassination line to complete the whole volume. narration. Including the original setting of the Seventy-two Academy, it also serves this purpose.

but…

The follow-up really collapsed!

So, the second senior sister went out and slapped Chen Luo to Nanhuang three times.

Sure enough, as soon as "Liao Zhai" came out, follow-up reading came back.

The third major adjustment is the part of the blood tide.

The plot has not been adjusted here, but Bawan began to adjust the writing in this part, tending to shallower text expressions, increasing the "playful" elements, and the style is more relaxed, including the use of facial expressions more frequently.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages to doing so. At one time, some people doubted whether the gunner had been changed.

In fact, the reasons for the adjustments are, firstly, to make writing more enjoyable, and secondly, Bawan is looking for his own writing style. In fact, there are still some fine-tuning later, and he still needs to continue to learn and work hard.

The fourth major adjustment, there is nothing to say, it is the plot of Gu Sect.

The plot of Gu Sect had a framework very early on. But when I actually wrote it, it coincided with a sensitive period, and the content was written about external forces, court politics, and the medium of poison...

Beware of malicious reports.

Therefore, Bawan changed the whole plot of this episode very cowardly.

Some of the above adjustments have left regrets, and some have given me experience. Generally speaking, the gains outweigh the losses.

Then, let me talk about the part of this book that satisfies me.

First of all, of course, it is the shaping of some characters.

For example, the senior brothers and sisters in Zhulin, Sima Lie, the Guansheng who was "watched by my relatives", Xuanzhang Emperor, who was "one emperor through the ages", such as the old and weak Qinglong Emperor, and the Qilin King who convinced others with virtue... There are many other small characters, Like the "Five-Wen Confucianism", and the Anjia semi-sage who clearly distinguishes righteousness from personal feelings, etc.

Among them, what I am most happy about is the opportunity to weave a warm ending for some people in history.

For example, Xin Qiji, king of the north, I didn't let him appear on the stage to become a saint, but let him stand on the defense line of the northern border of the human race, "putting an end to the affairs of the king and winning the name before and after his life."

For example, Li Qingzhao, "Born to be a hero", is one of the four great kings, and he can have a beautiful destination in his final life.

For example, Eastern King Li He, did not die young, he wandered above the sea, thinking every day how to hook up a dragon horse to accompany him.

For example, Nan Wang Wen Tianxiang, how I wish his real life was actually a dream.

And Song Ci, including "Washing Injustice" into the textbook is my greatest tribute to the originator of forensic medicine.

When writing about these characters, I searched a lot of information to learn about their lives. In many cases, it was not I who wrote the story, but their stories gave me the direction to write it down.

In addition, I also wrote about many famous people in history. Some of their names may make us famous, while others seem not so famous. Here, I would like to thank the enthusiastic readers, who will basically annotate them for me in the chapter reviews.

The more I understand these sages, the more I feel that our nation is really not easy, and our ancestors are really powerful.

In addition to character creation, I feel that I have done a good job in developing themes of Confucianism and Taoism.

Although there is no outline, the writing is very hasty, but taking Confucianism and Taoism out of simple poetry, combining elements of novels and operas, and reconstructing the system of Wanlilu, I think I have done a good job. In other words, what I am most proud of is not writing Journey to the West and Liaozhai, but writing The Peony Pavilion and Dou E's Injustice...

I feel that there is such a little bit of small value.

In addition, there is something to brag about.

That is, before the college entrance examination last year, in my content, I accurately (coincidentally) accurately (coincidentally) bet on two college entrance examination questions. One is about the discussion of chessboard proficiency, mastery, and vulgarity, and it comes from Yan Baichuan, a bad chess player; One is about the appropriation and adaptation of poems, which come from the Fang family's judgment of Chen Luo's poems.

In the feedback, I learned that I have helped two children. I don’t know if they have been admitted to university, because they may have abandoned their books later and cannot be contacted...

This book is finished, let’s talk about future plans by the way, and reply to the concerns of friends in the group.

The next book is already being conceived. I originally planned to write an urban entertainment... But after communicating with the editor-in-chief, I found that the thing that 80,000 was going to write was to dance on the red line. The risk of 404 was extremely high, so I decided on A continuation of the ancient costume fantasy (Xian Xia) theme.

Allow me to rest for a while, and then carefully prepare the outline, character design, archives, etc., and it will be released, which should be in the second half of the year.

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Finally, comes the real part of the testimonial.

grateful.

First, thanks to my editorial team.

Thanks to Miss Bacon, who is fair, beautiful, and long-legged, for clicking on the manuscript I submitted on the subway at 7:30 in the morning on May 24, 2021, and then sending out the invitation to sign the contract; thank her for her support along the way Support and encouragement.

Thanks to Beihe, the editor-in-chief of the second group, who has always maintained an extremely professional attitude in creation and provided many suggestions that benefited me a lot.

Second, I want to thank my operations team.

Thank you Lao Wu, thank you "The Miserable Luoshen", thank you Chenchen, thank you "Liangyi Hanguang", thank you "Ru Yao Lianlian", thank you for helping me take care of the surrounding matters of this book, so that I can write with peace of mind ,Thank you so much.

Finally, the final thank you, of course, is to thank my readers.

Along the way, some people go and some people come. Some people made witty remarks in the comments, some silently supported them without saying a word; some laughed and scolded the shame of literati, some hated iron for being weak and made short remarks;

Although Bawan is in a small study, he can feel the hustle and bustle.

For the first time, I felt that the communication of words was so vivid.

Thanks.

Thank you for listening to my story.

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A story is a journey, and I am honored to take you through this text journey.

The green hills remain unchanged, and the green waters flow forever.

See you on our next journey!