Chapter 275

184. Volume Conclusion and a Day Off Tomorrow

Volume Conclusion and a Day Off Tomorrow

Miscellaneous talk; it's late and I'm a bit sleepy, so I won't divide it into points.

The third volume is finished; this book has 922,509 words.

The book was published on April 10th, 190 days ago, with 4,800 words every day (seems okay?).

Each volume is about 300,000 words, which is about the same as the outline expected when the book was opened.

Apart from the word count meeting expectations, the plot also did not deviate from the initial design, which is the point I am most gratified about.

I had only written up to 400,000 words before, so it can be said that my foundation is shallow.

So much so that I would often fear that I would have situations like mid-term illness or late-stage weakness.

Just look at how many times I've asked for leave, and you'll know that there are frequent situations of unclear thinking, unfamiliar plots, and various situations of being sent back by the "grading teacher."

Fortunately, I have reached the million-word mark.

I have accumulated some experience, and I have a rough understanding of things like plot entry, perspective conversion, narrative structure, and cinematic imagery.

No need to worry too much about dying halfway—well, but it doesn't exclude the possibility of running out of talent and slowly lagging behind.

Why didn't I write a conclusion for the previous two volumes, but suddenly wanted to write one for this volume?

One is that, by this volume, the results are finally showing.

Before, I was a nobody, and even if I wanted to express something, I felt I didn't have the qualifications.

This month, I'm in the top twenty of the monthly ticket list, and only after the average subscription followed up did I have some confidence.

The second is that the plot has reached a new stage.

In order to balance the protagonist's age and respect the objective law that policy development takes time, I chose to leave a blank of several years.

Taking advantage of the blank, it's just right to say something to everyone and provide a psychological hint that this stage has come to an end, so that it feels more immersive to read after a few years. (I'm just making this up.)

The subsequent plot will have more changes than history.

The new stage naturally poses new challenges, and adjustments need to be made in the narrative structure.

At the same time, as some well-known plot characters pass away, new characters need to be shaped.

And, the protagonist's subsequent personal intervention in military power, land measurement, tax reform, changes in administrative divisions, national official system, development of productive forces, and other plots still need to be enriched and refined on the basis of the outline.

In short, it's a new stage, and I want to make a summary.

The third is, uh, the matter of asking for leave; not only is everyone used to it, but I am also used to it, and I don't feel like a turtle who doesn't dare to speak like before.

In summary, I felt inspired at night and wrote a conclusion.

I was still telling the editor today why time in historical themes always passes so slowly.

At least in my perception, there are endless things to write.

Officials who are constrained everywhere.

The national treasury with a lack of funds.

The restless border.

Confucianism that is spinning in place.

The protagonist who rests daily.

Indispensable supporting characters.

I can't finish writing it all.

Just like the first volume, which was written in the most detail, only about twenty days have passed. (Maybe some readers didn't read it.)

This is the first problem of this book.

In this regard, I jumped several months at the beginning of the second volume, and the subsequent content often jumped month by month.

And this time, it jumped for several years.

This is actually a correction, a revision made for the initial topic selection (the time node chosen for plot conflict caused the protagonist to be too young).

Fortunately, it is currently solved, and there will be no "Beijing Conan" situation.

The second problem encountered in this book is the author's lack of technique.

This is my second book; the previous one was abandoned at 400,000 words, so the author's technical reserve is indeed very small.

It was significantly felt in the second volume.

I don't know how to write from a perspective other than the protagonist's.

You can see that in the second volume, there are many chapters that do not feature the protagonist.

This once brought great difficulties to my creation.

Supporting characters lack a sense of immersion, perspective conversion is not smooth enough, and plot connection is not harmonious enough.

The manuscript from that period was when I had the most discarded drafts; it often had to be revised several times before I was satisfied.

It was also at that time that I first learned the basic skill of using message transmission to connect different perspectives.

It was also at that time that I learned how to involve plot structure while deviating from the historical route itself.

There are many miscellaneous things.

Oh right, the end of the Huguang affair was not smooth enough, which was also caused by my lack of ability.

You can see that initially, I wanted to combine the historical "Pseudo-Chu King Case," "Robbery Case," and "Unspeakable Case" to involve the plot.

But because the ambition was relatively large, it became bloated instead.

Later, I decisively cut off a part of it.

That's why some readers feel it's slightly hasty.

And in the third volume, I discovered another flaw in myself.

That is, I am not good at describing warfare.

It's not just that someone gave negative feedback, but that I myself felt it was not easy to immerse myself in it when writing.

When I write a book, I am actually very immersed.

Especially the protagonist's personality, which is basically my own reaction, so it is handy to write, and the feeling of immersion is very obvious.

But when writing about war, it's not; it feels like watching someone else take a dump.

The author's perspective is not very immersive, so it's normal for everyone to feel a lack of breath when reading.

This point needs to be practiced well.

Of course, except for the shortcomings, I am all advantages.

As for what they are, I can't think of them for a while, so everyone just give me some face and understand.

However, what I am currently satisfied with is.

One is that some plots have a sense of lens, of course, that's my personal feeling.

The second is that up to now, I have never padded the text; even when asking for leave, I have never released discarded drafts.

The third is that some plots are serious but with relaxed humor, and I can't help but laugh out loud when I read them myself.

Then, uh, I can't think of anything else; anyway, although there are bad places in the writing, I am slowly evolving.

I hope I can write better and better.

Speaking of which, I just went to look at the outline again, and there are still many things to write later.

I don't know when it will be finished.

But it will definitely not have a bad ending.

Recently, some readers found me on other social platforms, and you can see that I started preparing for this book last year and even wrote some materials by the way.

Prepared for a long, long time.

The outline is too.

Anyway, I have even thought of the ending; it can be considered an ending that I and an author friend of mine are quite satisfied with.

I don't know how many readers will be able to see it there.

Sometimes, typhoons will turn back, but readers who run away will not.

Speaking of which, I write books, and readers write comments; at the very least, we are pen pals. If everyone can be respectful to each other and attack "He" less on weekdays, that would be great.

In addition.

The title says, take a day off.

It's mainly because it's a bit late today, and my brain is still active, so I guess it will be quite late when I fall asleep; I probably won't be in good spirits tomorrow, and I still want to have a better entry for the new volume.

That's about it, right?

Oh right.

Declare one thing: the operation of the reader group, the group owner, and the management are all messy, and none of them are the author himself or his relatives.

Everyone, don't go to harass the operations anymore. During these times, he said, there are many inquiries about privacy, borrowing money, insults, and wanting to see the author's organs.

There are all kinds of things.

I advise everyone not to waste their efforts (shrug).

That's about it; finally, I ask for monthly tickets, and I thank you all.

(End of this chapter)