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As a final testimonial, I must review the entire book, talk about the gains and losses in creation, and then know what to maintain and what to improve. Well, I will talk about it based on my own creative methodology, of course, this is What I have extracted belongs to myself. It is suitable for other people and other platforms if it is not indicated. It is very good to understand from it. It is easy to adapt to the situation. There is a difference between absolute truth and relative truth, not to mention this kind of very personal perception. , those who imitate me live, and those who imitate me die, right?

Personally, the first and most important keyword in my creation is "expression".

The word expression is very broad. In a narrow sense, it can be equal to the subject of the article and the central idea. In a broad sense, anything we hope to pass on to readers belongs to the category of expression. We can express our own thoughts on human nature and our cognition of the world. , can also express the satisfaction obtained, and in a more popular way, I want to be very happy.

Mystery book, what do I hope to express?

One is a novel and interesting world view that is worth pondering, complex and fun, which is generated by combining some of the knowledge of Western occultism with the Cthulhu mythology and the SCP Foundation;

The second is a ray of light in the darkness and despair ("Yes, it's..." Amon was about to jump out, when Xiaoke covered his mouth, "It's down here.") This ray of light is both the pity of human nature and the A hymn of human courage, darkness and despair is not only the situation of workers and peasants during the first industrial revolution, but also the old days brought by the elements of Cthulhu mythology, evil gods, unknowns, unsightly, chaos, madness, and despair and helplessness.

The third is the confrontation and fusion of humanity and divinity. Why did I position Xiaoke's path as "diver", and the end point is "The Fool", on the one hand, it is necessary for its own storyline, and the path of "diver" can naturally expand many occult elements in the early stage, and bring it interestingly into , On the other hand, the implicit subject of the book Mystery, er, is not implicit, I have written it in the introduction: a legend of a fool.

In other words: a fool's journey.

And the very important element of the book Tarot, there is a more recognized interpretation that the overall description is the journey of a fool, from the beginning of the fool to the end of the world, to achieve perfection.

Of course, it is impossible for me to copy the interpretation and imagery of the tarot cards, and I will make certain modifications based on the book of mystery. Therefore, a fool's journey refers to the gradual change from human to god, and refers to human nature, divine confrontation and Fusion brings spiritual travel.

This point, because I hope that Xiao Ke can always have a human side and a warm side, so I don't describe it intuitively from his psychological activities, but more from others, from the frequency and depth of his interaction with the whole world and the surrounding human beings. to reflect, more indirectly.

Therefore, in the later stage, no matter how Xiao Ke emphasized his humanity,

The reading feeling for everyone is that he is getting farther and farther away from human society, more and more lonely, more and more abstract, and gradually has no sense of flesh and blood. This is the journey of a fool.

This structural design is actually a bit tricky, because my inspiration comes from the previous books, um, except for martial arts, some people say that the more the protagonist goes to the later stage, the more inhuman, the more detached from reality, and is no longer rooted in the world, rooted in society. It feels, then, that I simply change this change from the author's unconscious to conscious. This inspiration came about after reading some Tarot books.

Looking at the comparison now, the first point is barely achieved, the second point of light is good, the dark part is very good in the early stage, and the later stage fades as the power level increases.

This is indeed a problem, and it is also a problem with the structure of the book Mystery, and it is also the fourth part of "structure" in the methodology I will talk about later.

Back to the topic, starting from Sequence 3, the whole book actually has a certain style split in the esoteric part and the unknown fear part. As far as the Cthulhu element is concerned, once the unknown is explained, it will lose most of its charm when it actually takes the stage. Therefore, the chaos and madness in the later stage are maintained well, and darkness, despair, mystery and insignificance are definitely lacking.

Before opening the book, I was very hesitant, should I just write Sequence 3 and use the rest as the background, so that the overall style of the mysterious world will be very unified, that fascinating, with a sense of exploration accompanied by fear and trembling, the sense of mystery can be Through the full text.

But in the end, I was still a little greedy. I hope that the book Mystery can outline a big picture of the overall worldview, and then I can play it calmly in this worldview.

The third point is that my personal rating is above the pass, not more than 80. The main reason is that my heart is not cruel enough, and my performance is not intuitive enough.

After saying "expression", the second group of keywords in my creation is "interesting, interesting".

That is to say, when you have determined what you want to express, you must examine whether your subject matter and possible ways of expression are appropriate.

It's not to say that some topics cannot be written, but external factors are excluded. Whether a topic can be written depends only on whether you can write interesting and interesting.

Home cooking also depends on who does it and how.

Well, human beings, in essence, seek novelty and wonder. Of course, they also seek refreshment and moving. I will deal with the latter two in the "emotions" section.

Novel does not mean that it is simply rare, and strange is not purely just curious. They should be closer to being novel and different from others.

And interesting and interesting, in terms of word meaning, the difference is quite big, interesting more refers to fun and novelty, and interesting can add a meaning of "can ponder".

Interesting things are not necessarily fun and funny, but they can make people immersed in it, feel very interesting, can ponder, and can spread their imagination.

Interesting is not necessarily interesting. Now it is simple and easy, funny, and there are many jokes, and there is also a big market.

Of course, the two can also be combined, and while being interesting, it can make people feel interesting, and they are willing to ponder, research, substitute and fantasize, then it will be double attractive.

In addition to being interesting, if you can make it interesting in the writing, character interaction, and details, it can also be the finishing touch and make everyone more motivated to follow.

In this book, Mystery, the goal I set for myself is to make it interesting first, and then pursue it. Looking at it now, the system of twenty-two sequence paths, 220 kinds of potions, nine essentias, and acting methods has indeed achieved it. There are new, strange, interesting and interesting.

In terms of behavior, interaction, details, etc., I try not to be monotonous or boring, and most of the time I still meet the requirements.

Of course, there is room for improvement in this regard.

My third creative keyword is "substitute".

Don’t think it’s YY as soon as you hear the substitution. In fact, there are many types of substitutions. Indeed, many people are substituting the protagonist, but some people are substituting the protagonist’s father, his mother, his brother, his girlfriend, and some people are substituting supporting roles and audiences. , the role of the reader, into the world view, into the earth community, into the sacred sense of science, into the classical culture, and so on, and so on.

When an author decides what he wants to "express", he also finds interesting and interesting breakthroughs in the subject matter and expression method. Then the next question is to think about which angle to let the main reader enter, which will determine what kind of approach you use. Narrative technique, article structure and what kind of foreshadowing.

I added a brain hole with only three chapters on the official account before. In fact, it was an idea generated by considering "substitution". I hope that the main readers will substitute the knowledge of the earth, and watch one with a lively and proud mentality. With the help of earth knowledge, the indigenous people make jokes and grow up, and they have a refreshing experience.

This book of Mystery, in addition to the common protagonist substitution, also puts more energy on the power system, magic medicine, acting method, and overall world view, so it uses a lot of suspense and decryption techniques, and a little bit of hook, a little bit. Expand and let everyone immerse in it.

The fourth creative keyword is "structure".

After taking the first three steps and thinking about the outline of the story, it is necessary to conceive the overall structure based on these.

Therefore, I said that the end of the mystery is what I expected from the beginning and it can be seen, the comparison before and after, the reincarnation of fate, the end of the story, these are all unfolded under a large structure, as far as I am concerned, this kind of Strange beauty.

In addition to the overall structure, there is also the structure of each individual part. I have talked about the structure of the first part before, and I am very proud of it. I rarely mention this word, mainly because the further back I write, the greater the constraints and the less freedom. If I can't think of a good structure or a good entry, I would rather use the most common or already used story structure. Nothing special to say.

Among them, the fourth part is progressive layer by layer, and finally detonates the volt line type; the fifth part is the vortex type. It is a sudden explosion in daily travel, and it is close to the structure of the second part as a whole. The eighth part is a continuous climax, and then the aftertaste ends.

Here, when some volumes were officially written, the idea of ​​the structure was not clear enough, or they did not know how to achieve the expected effect, resulting in rhythm problems in the middle part, or had to lose something for the rationality of the plot.

These are all experiences and lessons. In the future, when opening a new volume, try to make your own setting and grasp of the structure to a very clear level, instead of having a concept, just try and explore vaguely. To write, in this case, you are lucky, in good condition, you can catch inspiration, maybe there are surprises, but most of the time there will be many problems.

The fifth group of creative keywords is "reality, truth".

This is actually developed from the third keyword "substitution". I initially felt that the most substituting feeling was probably the most realistic environment, and then based on this, it surpassed reality, and the most realistic one is undoubtedly us The daily life is the urban theme.

Under this premise, the city is definitely the easiest subject to substitute. Therefore, after the end of my life, I thought of integrating fantasy into the city, which is both realistic and beyond reality. At the same time, I also practiced the ability to write details in daily life. So I came up with the book Martial Arts. In fact, the effect in the early stage was not bad, but later I found that I underestimated a problem, that is, the limitation of the city itself, because the setting did not fully consider this point, which made it impossible to expand in the later stage. , the story appears repetitive and lacks change.

This idea of ​​mine has been confirmed in some popular themes in recent years, which is very gratifying. However, 404's eyes are focused on urban themes, resulting in the failure of the big trend I imagined.

After writing martial arts, I have a deeper understanding of substitution and reality, and I think that "reality" can better reflect the essence than "reality".

As long as it is real enough to immerse the reader, it can achieve the same effect as it is realistic, and it has the meaning of pursuing novelty.

So, when I write mysteries, I consult a lot of materials and fill in the details, just to make the world come alive, so that everyone can be immersed in it naturally when reading, and know what to eat here, what to use, how much it costs, and what customs are. .

This actually has something in common with the 3A masterpieces in recent years, an open, free but real world.

Realism and immersion, this is an idea that I gradually became clear after writing martial arts and in the process of writing mystery. At this time, I really refined my complete creative methodology.

Of course, this way of writing is really tiring, very tiring.

In this regard, Mystery has done very well in the early and mid-term. Later, after the sequence was improved, it weakened to a certain extent. The next step I need to think about is how to create reality at a high power level.

The sixth key word is "soft".

I remember that I summed it up in the previous part, and I won't say much here - mainly because I wrote so many words in one breath, my thoughts began to diverge, I wanted to have fun, and I wanted to be lazy.

"Soft", my understanding is that the plot twist has enough foreshadowing, the emotional advancement has enough fermentation process, and there is enough suitable release, if the former does not do well, it will turn for the turning point, and the climax and climax will only be abrupt , can not reflect the sense of impact, the latter is easy to become bloody, too sensational.

In this regard, I have been restraining myself. If it is not suitable for a knife, absolutely don’t make a knife, and can’t make a knife for the knife’s sake. If a main character can’t die worthy, appropriate, and impactful, then he is still alive. Better. Trauma for trauma's sake just isn't gentle enough.

In the same way, don’t blindly sensationalize where it shouldn’t be emotional. The expression of emotions must be clearly defined when to restrain and what to break out. The overall atmosphere does not support this, etc., etc.

Also, you can't slap your face for the sake of slapping your face, but be cool for the sake of being cool. When the plot is pushed forward, the cool point will naturally come out softly and not embarrassing.

This, in terms of mystery, I've done pretty well, the only time I've gone beyond that is in the Ask Myself chapter, but that's also traceable.

The seventh key word is "character":

As I said before, I put the story first and then the characters, which is somewhat different from putting the characters first and then the story, but starting from Martial Arts, I feel more and more that characters are equally important.

A book, the world view is the skeleton, the plot is the flesh, and the characters are blood. If there are no good characters, then this book will be dead. It is difficult to make a long novel interesting and attractive enough in every part. To create resonance, touch and emotions.

In the shaping of the characters, apart from the hierarchical nature of the character settings, I also slowly figured out a word: "interaction".

The image of the character is built on the interaction of the characters. Individual psychological interactions, individual actions, are useful once or twice, but more often, they are bound to be monotonous, thin, and boring.

With interaction, the characters come to life and show different themselves in different interactions.

I won't expand it in detail, because I have written too much, and I want to finish it quickly.

Also, the ultimate character must come from the ultimate plot, and the ultimate plot will inevitably create the ultimate character, and the two are not completely separated.

In the book Mystery, from fuzzy cognition to clear application, I have gained some gains, and I have also created some good characters. Of course, some characters cannot keep up with the small characters due to the length and the growth curve of the characters. K, can only be considered to have completed the first half, and I hope that the second part in the future can be better portrayed.

In general, although Amon is hated by many people, the overall completion of his characters is the highest except for Xiao Ke.

In the same way, I have certain problems with the shaping of many villains. As mentioned in the seventh part, the habit is always too strong, there is not enough opportunity to appear, the accumulation of emotions is very small, and the interaction is even less, and it will have to be changed in the future.

In addition, combined with the keyword "real", the characters have to pay attention to whether they are distorted. Sometimes, too much funny, too much fun, it is easy to make the characters distorted and degenerate into the kind of characters in most anime, of course , this does not mean that such a character will not be attractive, the distortion or not depends on the overall atmosphere of the story.

The eighth key word is "change".

This is the most mentioned in the summary. The most taboo thing in a book is that one layer remains unchanged. Whether it is an open line or a dark line, there must be certain changes, otherwise it will not be able to support a long page, even if it is the simplest structure. The wireless wind fantasy text also needs to change the map again and again to bring about changes and eliminate the sense of repetition in the plot.

In the process of writing the mystery, in the middle of the fourth part, the upgrade line was stretched too long, resulting in insufficient changes and a decrease in the tension of the plot. Before, it was difficult to start the later stage of martial arts, the plot began to repeat, and the fighting became more and more boring. This is all said, we must improve in the future, always pay attention, sober awareness, and prevent in advance.

The ninth keyword is "details".

Details, the devil is always in the details, which is also the key to the implementation of "substitution", "truth", "softness" and "character".

Lack of details, there is no doubt that it will not be true, it cannot be substituted, the interaction is boring, and the turning point is abrupt.

This is a big subject, please allow me to be lazy and skip it, it's not a writing class anyway.

In short, there are many details in the book Mystery, so it has texture, characters, pictures, and emotional resonance. I am very satisfied with this, but the later battles are too abstract and conceptualized, and gradually The lack of details is indeed not a small problem.

This point, I have some ideas at present, this is the inspiration that JOJO brought me, that is to give the rules and restrictions of the ability, try to be simple but clear enough rules and restrictions, and then make a fuss in this framework, so that the ability Where there are boundaries, details are guaranteed.

This is a point that can be improved in the future.

The tenth keyword is "emotion".

Writing here, I really don't want to write anymore, I'm too tired and emotional.

Hey, in fact, many online writers have talked about emotions, and many even take it as the core of their creative methods. The whole story is planned and paved around how to mobilize readers' emotions.

I also attach great importance to emotions, because a good climax, a good segment, and a good character will eventually contain or bring emotions. Without emotions, the story will be dry and lack enough attraction. .

I won't talk about other methods of how to draw hatred. I know more and use less. I prefer to use the conflict of the plot to advance.

However, for emotions, I will always pay attention to whether the progress of emotions is natural and smooth, and whether there are too many interruptions in the middle, otherwise, I will not be able to pile up a climax and a sense of impact.

In addition, emotions cannot be equated with hatred and venting, but also love and justice. No, there are also moving, loving, satisfying, etc., etc., etc., a good author must try to enrich his arsenal and mobilize his emotions. a little more of the type.

In Mystery, I am very restrained in giving emotions as a whole, and I have been softening the progress of emotions. Therefore, so many creative keywords definitely do not exist alone, they all cooperate with each other and are a natural one.

Regarding the classic scenes of emotional expression in Mystery, I can recall some with my eyes closed, so I won’t boast, mainly because I’m too lazy to write. Other emotional expressions are organically combined.

The eleventh keyword replaces the climax with "impact". Scenes such as "Chernobyl" are the performance. The twelfth keyword... Forget it, I don't write anymore, I'm too tired, I'm running out of ink , those are not important anyway.

When writing out my creative ideas, I am not afraid of being learned by others. On the contrary, I really hope that others will learn. Very satisfied.

Well, the last number of reports, Mystery is now 109,000, and the follow-up is because there is a bonus for the last part, it has been quite high, and the overall is a bit higher than the seventh overall, most of the time 610,001 to 60,000 Wandering between 3, the lowest is 50,008, the highest is the last three chapters, all of which have exceeded 70,000, and the last chapter is now 90,000 in 24 hours. .

After writing the mysterious creation, sum up the pros and cons, and then talk about the new book.

Well, I won't open Mystery 2 directly. I'm worried about repeating some things in this one. I hope to write something else to change my mind first, and then do some accumulation.

As I said before in the new book, choose between Wasteland and Xianxia. When I was writing Mystery, I hoped that the next book would have a lighter tone and a little more fun, so it was initially biased towards Xianxia. Later, someone told me that I could make the protagonist a little crazy and let him dilute the wasteland. the tone, which seems interesting.

In short, my balance is now balanced again. After I take a break for a while to clear my brain, I will ask myself which one I want to write most.

The new book is initially determined to be in mid-November. The specific time will be announced on the official account. From now until then, I will first serialize a small story of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan here, and then one after another, I will post some secrets on the official account from time to time. Setting, writing some short stories, at the same time, announcing the theme of the new book, some settings, collecting dragon sets, etc., search for "wuzei1985", the anime avatar is that.

Finally, I would like to thank everyone again, and to all the friends who have subscribed to this book and liked this book. You gave me the opportunity to tell the story in my heart.

Also, thanks to the friends who have been voting for monthly votes, we broke the monthly record of starting male frequency monthly votes two days ago, let us congratulate ourselves and laugh.

Thanks to the friends who made the list for the characters, Xiao Ke, Audrey, Leonard, and Sharon have their own birthday parties.

Thanks to the friends who gave the reward, my attitude has always been that it should not affect my life, my study, and my other entertainment. Under this premise, I can only open my pocket and say "no need". . Who doesn't love money? (True color.

Thanks to the friends who have sent electricity for Mystery and Love, and have been Amway, it is definitely a good experience to be liked.

Thanks to my moderators and managers, you are really working hard, and you are carrying a black and big pot.

Thank you to my staff for taking up too much of your time to give comments on the cover and surrounding.

Thank you for your comments, my friends who posted this chapter, you have brought me a good mood most of the time. At first, I read every article, and then more and more, but I really can’t read it, it will delay the coding. , so you can only fix a time point and watch a part.

Thank you to all the friends who accompanied Mystery to the end of the book. In the past two years, it is my luck to have your company, and I hope this is a good memory in your life.

At the end, put your hands on your chest and bow and salute.

The final multiplication is 3, and the good news will be updated at 12:30 noon on May 7th, in the form of chapter testimonials, one chapter per day, for seven to ten days.

After writing my testimonials, I want to take a good rest and sleep in.

Looking forward to seeing you again!

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