Mystery: The Star Key

After laying the groundwork for so long, the first volume finally came to an end. The results are barely satisfactory.

In the online article, writing a tragic plot is really a hell-level difficulty. Not only is the plot design difficult, but the foreshadowing and rendering in order to achieve the final goal also requires a strong heart.

This is the first time I have written a tragic plot in a main drama. I am not yet skilled, and I have made many detours in the serialization. Many people complain and criticize the slow pace and lack of focus, and the messages and comments also fall off a cliff. However, in the end, relatively complex emotions were conveyed through the plot design.

Although the plot received most of the bad reviews during the serialization. But at least for me, I am quite satisfied with the results presented by the text.

Thank you very much to all the book friends who voted for me and gave me positive comments in the serialization room. Thanks to Fox and Sakura Luoyue for their big rewards, thanks to the famous Zhangtui, thanks to the codeword group Yuji Meower Bingniu language Axing Qiufeng Congyun vigorously Yangzhi Xiaohei for their strong support, and Yun Dan Qingliu, Yi Yaya and Chris students continue to give me encouragement, encourage me to look forward, and encourage me to stick to myself. (Because there were too many bad reviews, I didn’t want to continue writing. So I really appreciate the book friends who supported me with actions and my friends for the first volume to be finished.)

The title of this volume is "The Apprentice".

The general intention is to have these two layers (reading comprehension level answers)

First, "apprentice" is the starting sequence of the "gate" of the pathway to which Igna belongs.

Second, the "apprentice" is also the "self-positioning" of Igna when he came to this world.

He is an outsider in this world, and he has a lot to learn. Whether it is the appearance of this world, the existence of the extraordinary world, the sophistication of human beings, interpersonal communication, everything must be learned. There will always be difficulties in the process of learning, and there will also be joys in learning.

The first volume is the process of Igna's getting acquainted with the world. But the tone of the mysterious world is like this, and the path of the Extraordinary is destined to be full of malice, weirdness and thorns. In the process of gradually understanding the world, the "apprentice" will eventually see the "truth of the world". And the circus instigation incident is even a corner of the veil.

In order to better narrate the mysterious world, tragedy is always necessary. So after meeting with Klein, I was designing and planning this final circus abetment event.

I have never written a tragedy, so I am also an "apprentice" in how to write a tragedy well.

When I was chatting with my friends before, I said that since I want a knife, I want to let the role of the knife be powerful. It is best to have the effect of old Neil, captain, and old Kohler. If the knife doesn't work, and the reader's mood swings, don't use the knife. Therefore, try to shape the characters and create the atmosphere of the plot according to the perspective of conceiving a medium story. Although the result of trying... um...

Still took a lot of detours. Sure enough, many things can only be realized through practice. It's easy to fall to pieces by setting your goals too high (.) But I've always wanted to do things the best I can, which is a responsibility to the characters and the world I write. My mentality has also been adjusted. After all, this is the second starting point novel I have written. The writing methodology and plot structure are still being explored.

Every attempt is to become better, a little progress is a success. If every attempt can achieve the expected effect, of course, everyone is happy, if the attempt fails, it does not matter, we can learn lessons and come back next time. You can only keep going if you keep trying.

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Summary of experience in this volume

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Regarding the issues presented in the first volume of this article, there are mainly the following points, which are written down for self-improvement, or to provide some reference for other authors:

1. A sense of substitution.

This is what I mainly complain about in private. This may be a matter of personal style, I write more as a narrator than a witness. Therefore, it is more difficult for readers to bring in the world presented in the article from my words.

Emphasizing that the sense of substitution is one of the core points of online articles, but how to control and realize it is a very personal problem that is difficult to summarize the methodology in words.

At present, I can only say try something. For example, when writing, although the camera focuses on the protagonist, if you want to enhance the sense of substitution, you should look at things from the protagonist's eyes, and write with his tone and perspective. Instead of hanging a camera in the air, use the author's perspective to illustrate the current situation. This is a relatively feasible improvement method. Although only a few words are changed, the sense of substitution should still be strengthened.

2. Writing daily life/character building.

This is the biggest problem when planning the copy this time.

As a writer, I care about every character I write. I think each character has its own highlights, and each is worth writing.

However, readers only care about the protagonist. Even if they want to create characters, they must write about the protagonist. Otherwise, even if the author himself is satisfied, readers will feel "water". Therefore, when writing daily life or character building, it is best for the protagonist to do something out of his own needs. For example, understanding knowledge, completing tasks, making money, passively involved in a danger. Even if the character to be portrayed in this matter is not the protagonist, let the protagonist be like a "protagonist" and actively participate.

As suggested by book friends, supporting roles should be added to the protagonist's growth path, or related to the story. This will allow for a softer portrayal of the characters. Although there is a high probability that I will not write tragedies again in the following texts, this point can still provide guidance for future writing (although I also think that I will most likely not write tragedies in the future).

3. The specific realization of the plot goal and the maintenance of the expressed desire.

After meeting Klein, the tension of the plot obviously dropped. This is because the most desired thing has been done (referring to Klein's face-to-face, seeing his kingdom of God, and that he still cherishes all the memories and maintains his complete humanity). The subsequent plot goals are relatively abstract and difficult. As mentioned before, how to effectively "hair knife" is also a brand new proposition for me, so when writing, if there is difficulty, I will feel tired and want to leave it for a while, and if it is too difficult, I don't want to write impulse. Therefore, when setting the plot goal in the next stage or the next book, especially when reaching a certain emotional peak as the plot goal, this emotion should be embodied in a certain scene and picture, and the picture should be Make sure to give yourself a strong creative urge (or even write it first), which effectively spurs me on to progress. In addition, the way to advance to this scene and picture, remember to use event logic (related to the protagonist) in series.

4. Plot rhythm

My personal style is slow rhythm, delicate emotion, meticulous description, and I am good at creating atmosphere (this is what I think).

But at the beginning, many readers do not eat this set. For the readers of the starting point, the basic requirements of the so-called "no water" and "the rhythm is "not slow"" is that the plot is promoted, that is, a "new thing" must happen in an updated plot. The result of thinking is not "new", it is "new" that starts to act and produces a certain result.

This needs to be noted later.

Also, it's a personal issue. Maybe it's because my style of writing is too serious, it seems a bit rigid and heavy. On the one hand, such a style of writing will make people feel a little tired and tired, and on the other hand, it will reduce the desire of readers to leave messages and complain. Rigorous language style and relatively smooth event logic have always been my requirements for myself, but I never thought that too serious expressions would make people feel difficult to get close to. The reader's lack of engagement and desire to interact is actually contrary to my purpose in writing novels.

So in the future, I will try to pay more attention to this aspect. If possible, I might as well write in a more relaxed and lively way. The expression of the worldview should still be rigorous, but the style can also be interesting. Life is already hard, and there is no need to feel hard when reading novels (laughs). Reading novels is for relaxation.

5. The main copy design of the main line.

The difficulty is mainly two aspects, the design of the mainline copy and the implementation of the specific copy (what happened).

Because of the lack of ambition, I have already done what I want to do most, so in the design of the copy of the main line, I actually lack some strong desire to express the content of the follow-up. If it is just with Beibei, Sharon, Miss Courier, and the Tarot Club, it is not enough to arouse my strong sense of writing mission. The ultimate goal of the protagonist "witnessing and maintaining Klein's humanity" and "the world he guards" is too general, and there is no way to guide how the specific plot content should be implemented. And the implementation of the specific plot is something I am very bad at. I thought a lot about the main line direction, but the implementation of the specific copy is still there! Yes! No! Have! think! road!

So, on the one hand, the next plot is trying to find something for myself that "no one will do this except me" to strengthen the sense of mission that I must drive the plot. For example, write a copy of Sister Maria. Or let the protagonist fight a dozen Epolita in the spiritual world, or the Sword Saint Lawrence, or the Orphan of Kos or something, to strengthen the creative impulse.

In layman's terms, it is to enhance creative enthusiasm by entraining private goods. (Praise for the hospitable Yanan town!)

In addition, the main line can also be conceived on the basis of reviewing the original text for characters or blank backgrounds. Step away from the reader characters who read their existing stories and study those characters themselves, and their needs. The plot is conceived from the needs of the characters and the characteristics of the path, and the plot is conceived from the logic of the story. (But I guess I can't jump out, the mystery is too beautiful, just proposes a possibility)

6. Use transactions and sealed objects to express a deeper worldview and a more engaging worldview.

This is the idea that fame gave me when I was looking at readers. One of the original purposes of the book "Key of the Stars" was to write about the mysterious world, but in the first volume, due to the plot design, my protagonist's participation in this world is still relatively small, if he simply uses extraordinary abilities, and Can't represent the world well.

In fact, the mysterious world is very ingeniously designed, and the currency system and the extraordinary world are actually very fascinating. Writing more transactions between Extraordinary can effectively help Igna enter and penetrate into this world, reduce the sense of alienation as an outsider, and strengthen the participation of the protagonist himself. It's like if love only describes the beauty of dating, not to mention the firewood, rice, oil and salt after marriage, it will only be like a fairy tale, not life. Only in this way can it be filled with realism.

The introduction of sealed items is also very important. Sealed artifact is also an important part of the mysterious world. The manifestation of many extraordinary events and the copy of side quests are also realized through sealed artifact. When you don't know how to show the extraordinaryness of your worldview, you can use the Sealed Artifacts to cause events to happen. (However, no one has contributed to the Sealed Artifact Building I opened. I plan to borrow it from the Reader or Mystery Original Building.)

7. Others

In this volume, I initially tried to integrate the main plot, the daily plot of character construction, and the cross plot of the original characters. But writing it down still feels weak. When writing, there will be a feeling of being shot and shot. The rhythm always breaks down.

Now I already know the general method of constructing characters (see point 2 of the summary~www.readwn.com~ but the plot structure of the second volume is different from the first volume, and there are a few more clues to be explained. I have a preliminary fusion idea, and I will try it in Volume 2. Because I only have a vague idea, I won't share my experience with you first.

To learn from the squid, our goal is, no... ahem, never stop!

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Some nagging aside from experience sharing

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Mysterious fanboys are hard to write. Textual research is difficult, the story is difficult, the main line is difficult, and the battle is difficult.

But writing a mysterious fan is also a very happy thing, because the setting is detailed, the system is strict, and there are many, many well-read, knowledgeable and mysterious readers. Thank you for your suggestions and discussions during the serialization of this book. Although I know that there must be some elements of love and Wu, but it is really a very happy thing to know that someone is reading his book seriously.

I can't say anything about this book that I did well, but I can write it to praise myself. It might be called "courage". As a small transparent and pure novice, I dare to learn and imitate the way of squid expressing the world, write down the article, and dare to express the courage (.)

Although I don’t think anyone will read such an academic summary and read it later, let me say it anyway.

The title of the next volume is "The Astrologer".

In the plan, the story will meet some old friends that everyone is familiar with, introduce some new friends, and will formally enter the main line and express themes of the book.

Please look forward to it.

(Hopefully someone is looking forward to it

p.s The summary is very long, let's do more! No update today (referring to Monday) afternoon~

See you at 18:45 on Tuesday! (waving hand)