I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 18 The Cthulhu Mythos

"Clumsy and uncommon: Well, I plan to try it.

Almost done writing novels:  …

Salted Fish: ... A big boss is a big boss.

New book update: The boss is the boss..."

Replied a message in the group casually.

Ji Zhuo put the phone aside,
Facing the lit computer screen, he subconsciously planned to open the backstage of the writer who started reading novels to have a look.

I am still thinking about the choice of new book classification in my mind.

So what to choose?

First exclude sports,

The main reason is that he doesn't know how to write about this subject, and he doesn't participate in any sports or watch any sports events on weekdays.
Even if you want to pounce, there must be a story, otherwise the system will not be able to pass the level.

Secondly, the author in the author group said that the recent saying that there are no good novels in the sports category reminded him of the tragic experience of "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" last time.

At that time, there will be no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey will be the king, and he will be finished again.

In fact, there are several categories that can be selected, such as science fiction and online games. These categories are also relatively cool.

But still the problem, he can't write.

Then the rest is martial arts and fantasy.

In fact, he is somewhat inclined towards martial arts novels.

And I have some ideas in my heart, such as the entire overhead ancient background,

Reduce the reader's sense of substitution, and then the main frame of the story will write the military officer's promotion route.

How to become a military officer? Martial arts test, what is the test? Do you think you want to test martial arts?
No, no, direct literary examination of martial arts concepts and martial arts theories.

Then how to break through the realm, relying on martial arts theory...

How do I feel? Thinking about it makes me feel a little more interesting.

Because the writing style and plot attributes have improved, subconsciously think in the direction of a good novel?

Ji Zhuo thought for a while, then shook his head.

But he didn't intend to write martial arts novels,

The main reason is that martial arts novels are too suitable for the readers of the last "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals",

The beginning of Mortal Cultivation is actually similar to martial arts novels.

What if the old readers have followed the new martial arts novel?
What if those old readers can support [-] average subscriptions?

This risk cannot be taken.

So it's just fantasy?

First of all, the background must be abroad.

reduce the reader's sense of substitution,
The background of the times must not be chosen in the present,

Well, let's choose the Middle Ages, the age of steam?
In the end, the protagonist should not choose a Chinese, but a foreigner directly.

This is even more substituting.

It's not that Ji Zhuo is self-confident, he believes that with this background alone, most of the readers will be wiped out,
And because of the different themes of his previous readers, most of them probably won't follow.

This is much more stable.

Ji Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.

And the computer screen was also cut to the backstage of the writer by him.

'Writer Advice' has a red dot there.

Click in and see, there are two prompts.

"...Hello author, the application for "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" has been completed."

"Hello author, I would like to inform you that "Mortal's Cultivation of Immortals" will be available in the completion zone from March 3th to March 12th - the recommendation of high-quality finalization..."

Looking at these two messages, Ji Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.

Now the mortal cultivating immortals has finished the book, and it has nothing to do with system tasks.

He is naturally happy to be recommended, and it is a little bit to earn some money.

Returning to the writer's background homepage, Ji Zhuo faced the computer screen again,

Lost in thought.

"The genre has been decided, so what subject should I write about?"

I haven't written many fantasy novels before, so Ji Zhuo's mind is really empty right now.

Fortunately, there is no rush.

While touching the mouse, Ji Zhuo went back and exited the writer's background.

Thinking about something in my mind, lighting randomly in a bored way.

"Ok?"

Back to the interface of the browser search engine,

Ji Zhuo stopped because of the marketing account advertisement under the browser.

"Western mythology you don't know - Cthulhu mythology!"

Such a title is accompanied by a few pictures of monsters picked up from some unknown game.

"Cthulhu?"

Ji Zhuo heard this word for the first time.

A little interested.

He knows that these marketing accounts like to dig out some worthless things from corners,

Use a shocking title to attract people to read an inexplicable article.

But it is just right for Ji Zhuo who is looking for inspiration,

Isn't this kind of theme that I have never heard of before, the most suitable theme for hitting the street?

Ji Zhuo clicked in,
After reading this marketing account full of nonsense,
But from the horn of the scales, I know what the Cthulhu myth is.

The core of the Cthulhu myth is that the gods in it are chaotic and irrational, most of them have only instinct, and there is no difference between good and evil.

When people face these gods, they often cannot bear the information carried by the gods, and they will experience various physical and will collapses.

Information and knowledge are toxic and alter the mind and body of a person.

The crazier it is, the closer it is to the essence, which is also the core of the Cthulhu myth.

The entire mythology is full of repressed and unsolvable horrors.

"...The subject matter is good, there is a lot of content to write about. And the subject matter is very small, so there is a high probability that it will be able to pounce."

"The classification of niche, plus the theme of niche. I don't believe that it can still become popular if I write an even more niche novel?"

"No, can this kind of book catch fire? It must be popular, it must be popular!"

Give yourself a reverse flag, reverse poisonous milk,
Satisfied, Ji Zhuo nodded again,
After I figured out what to write, I felt a lot more comfortable.

However, to be cautious,
Ji Zhuo still asked in the author group,

"Clumsy and extraordinary: Do you know Cthulhu?"

"Salted fish: what?"

"New book update: What is it?"

Seeing that these knowledgeable sand sculpture authors in the author group do not know the Cthulhu myth,

Ji Zhuo felt more stable.

Then I searched for novels on this subject on Shiyue.com,
Really,
but,

"16 words, updated two months ago."

"120 million words, the book is finished, and there are hundreds of comments in the comment area."

Either he would be an eunuch as he wrote it, or he would rush to grandma's house on the street.

Everyone else jumped,
It doesn't make sense for me not to pounce, right?
Ji Zhuo's mentality is much more stable now.

And just for a moment,

He already had some new book ideas in his head.

"Then, let's do it!"

excitedly,
Ji Zhuo directly opened the coding software,
Following the train of thought in my mind, I began to write a new book.

Started with a title.

"It's called... "Resuscitating Cthulhu""

"...Well, this name is inexplicable at first glance."

"The background world view is directly superimposed in the West. The protagonist also takes a foreign name, and his name is Howard!"

"...Foggy City, it has been raining continuously for a month, and the humid air has caused mold spots to grow on the corners of the walls.

But Howard didn't care about these, even the windows were still open, and the rain was falling into the house, hitting the window sills.

He only cares about why he is still alive.

Obviously, he was about to return to the embrace of the God of Steam Machines. The lumpy skin on his hands and his unbeatable heart seemed to indicate that he was in a miraculous state.

"dong dong"

"Mr. Howard, please open the door of your house, your gas meter needs to be checked."

At this time, the door rang.

Howard had to get up to open the door, but felt that his stiff body was becoming more flexible as he moved.

Immediately afterwards, he stopped, and he heard some other voices,
Some ravings that should not belong to human beings, this voice made him a little painful.

'Azathoth'...Azathoth...all that which is foolish and blind will return to foolish blind...Asthos..."

Ji Zhuo crackled and tapped on the keyboard, writing his new book.

At the same time,
On the other side, another city,
An author who was also worried about the subject of the new book was looking at the news Ji Zhuo had posted in the author group earlier,

If you are thinking,
"Cthulhu Mythos?"

He does have some knowledge of the Cthulhu mythology.

(End of this chapter)