Testimonials: Difficulties and hardships, Yuru Yucheng
When I wrote the title, to use a literary term, I really had mixed feelings. Now I can finally honestly state my positioning of "Arcana": a book that is placed under the category of fantasy and covered with fantasy.
A science fiction novel, well, at least according to the standards of the starting point, this is indeed a science fiction novel.
At the beginning, I didn’t know why I wanted to write such a weird book, but my love for popular science and science fiction since I was a child, my previous resentment for the eunuch in "The Library of the Future", and my usual convulsive derivation of some of my imagination
Things finally merged to form the "Arcane Throne" you see.
This is a very strange book. This is how I define it. It first has a complete setting, and then the story and characters.
Overtly, it is based on the confrontation between the Parliament and the Church, Lucien's growth, the development of arcana and music, and the changes in society as several alternating main lines, but the hidden main line remains the same, that is, the gradual exploration of the overall world setting.
It should be considered a relatively rare writing structure arrangement.
Therefore, in my mind, the real "gaochao" of arcane magic, which can be compared with the golden elixir of destruction, Yuanshen, etc., is only one complete one and three halves. One of the halves was Lucien's first time playing "Gaochao".
"Destiny", this is an explosion of the previous suppressed and miserable life, which is the foreshadowing of the main emotional tone of the whole book and the melody that runs through the whole text.
The second half is the part where Lucien helps Levsky and tells you that your eyes will deceive you. When I was studying in the past, I reflected the regret and regret that many scientists had not been recognized before their death. It runs through the entire
Mathematical undertones of arcane content.
The third half is in "The Burning Throne". At the end of the Rentate battle, Lucien proposed the general theory of relativity, and Douglas looked at the starry sky. This is, well, this is the victory of the arcane, and it is the opportunity for the Speaker's soul to become alive.
It was the trigger for most of the contradictions and conflicts in the early stage.
However, there is only one complete "gaochao", which is the scene in the end where Lucien defeats Viken by "talking". This is the blooming of the dark line of the whole book, that is, the real main line. Coming from the small road, discovering the Soul Library, for the first time
When I saw the "Arcana" journal, I knew the strange beginning of the planet. The whole book has nearly three million words, which are introduced layer by layer and laid out layer by layer, just for the glory and brilliance of that moment.
To be honest, in order to write this book with such a strange structure, I experienced or encountered many more difficulties than when I wrote Destiny.
There are always some people who scold me because introducing science into Western fantasy seems to have tarnished their "belief". In fact, there are many people who don't like arcane fantasy for similar reasons, but they are all sensible and normal.
, after all, everyone has different tastes. You can't force it, just ignore each other, but there are always some crazy dogs, self-centered guys, who always use this reason over and over again to be black and snarky.
There will always be people who question that this is unscientific and that I don’t know how to explain it. I clearly put the differences there. It means that it is a pitfall later, but why do some people always turn a blind eye and repeat "the loophole is really big" and "completely collapsed" over and over again.
"," scolded as "junk novel"?
This is an external difficulty, and for me, it is just a moment of anger. There is no need to say a lot of things. I just need to tell my settings and stories bit by bit in a hurry, and let the arcana bloom as it should.
Light can prove everything. Action is more important than words!
The real difficulty actually comes from my own writing. A text with only concepts and no details is pale. In order to make up for the shortcomings accumulated after many years of work, I spent this year reading reference books and materials, and spending time on conceiving ideas.
The time I spend reading is more than the time I spend actually writing.
What should I do if I feel dizzy? Take a break and continue reading! One breath of life, one breath of Buddha's life, one stick of incense. The harsher others scold me, the better I will write, and everyone's support also makes me dare not make any mistakes.
I'm just half-hearted, for fear of letting down your love.
After I finished writing the text, I really felt mentally and physically exhausted. My head was empty, my limbs were weak, and I had no energy to do anything. But besides being tired, I was satisfied. I finally put into perspective what I had been thinking about for a long time.
It is presented in front of everyone perfectly! The nearly three million words of the narrative are finally integrated in the last scene, and the whole arcana has a backbone!
Although this cannot be said to be very "scientific" or "science fiction", at least it is fairly self-explanatory under the arcane tone of the whole text, connected from beginning to end, and can deduce some detailed things.
In fact, when Arcana was written to the end, many friends were surprised, whether they were readers or author friends, because it had only been one year and it seemed to be over?
Many friends told me that it takes at least one and a half to two years for current works to maximize their value, so that readers can get used to following them, become hardcore, and lay a good foundation for the next book.
Many readers also told me that they have not seen enough and want to see more content.
Moreover, the arcane game developers also hope to be able to serialize the game at a rate of 100,000 words per month, that is, one chapter a day, until September and October, otherwise the game may not be popular enough by then.
Moreover, Nanami-kun and the others here at Qidian are also helping me make radio dramas, information booklets, accessories, music collections and other peripherals. They have been doing it for a while. It will take May or June to complete it, and I want to give full play to the peripherals.
In order to be effective, it would be best if it ends in September or October.
To be honest, I was really hesitant at the time. On the one hand, it was because of the love of Nanami-kun and the others, and on the other hand, it was such a huge amount of money for the game. Who doesn’t love money? However, I had already finished writing The Dead World at that time.
To be honest, the puzzle solving is at the last moment. For the sake of overall perfection, it has come to an end. It is impossible for me to open new maps and give new levels. This is simply inconsistent with the tone and atmosphere of the entire book.
At that time, I was not very satisfied with the unfolding of the world, so I tried to start from this aspect, but in the end I found that the arcane system was contradictory to adventure and the unfolding of the world, so I had no choice but to do whatever I wanted.
Give Arcane an ending that matches it well, a "final battle" that was thought of before the first word was written.
I am not ambitious to write a classic novel that can be spread, nor am I arrogant and willful, but I am stubborn, I am determined to be worthy of those of you who have subscribed to Arcane and voted for Arcane, I want to give you a
The perfect big "gaochao" in my heart.
This is my attitude towards "Arcana" and also my attitude towards writing articles!
I know very clearly that I don’t have the genius of many authors, nor do I have the hand speed and ability to write ten chapters at once. Even before writing Destiny, the articles I had written, in addition to the eight hundred-word essay, added up to
It’s hard to write even if you don’t have 5,000 words. When I was studying, I was good at mathematics and physics, not Chinese writing. Therefore, I don’t have any capital to squander. I can only treat every book with the most sincere attitude and write with my heart.
To learn, to absorb, to correct. Only in this way can I go far and go steadily!
Therefore, I read very slowly now. When I see good words and sentences, I will excerpt them. I read them again and again. Therefore, every time I write a chapter, the deliberation beforehand and the revision afterwards are equal to or even exceed the skills of writing.
Time, so I was able to go from my rough writing at the beginning of Destiny to being able to barely write in the middle and late stages of Destiny. Then I basically reached the level of arcane skills, so I was able to recognize my own shortcomings and work hard to make up for them, slowly but constantly.
progress.
This kind of attitude is the capital, the only capital that I rely on to survive, so I can only choose to end it in the best way. Don't think about anything else, even if it means losing a lot of opportunities, even if it means the book is not long enough, fans
The cohesion is not enough. I don’t have any regrets, I just feel sorry for Dao Ye, Haixing MM, Aoyama-kun and Nanami-kun for their love and efforts.
I believe that even if the next book does not do well for various reasons, as long as I always hold this attitude and this belief, with the next book, and the next book, I will eventually return to my current position on the monthly ticket list.
, or even stand taller!
Fortunately, things turned around later.
Thanks to Mr. Dao and the game developers for their understanding, and thanks to Mr. Qingshan and Mr. Kangaroo for their hard work. Therefore, after the main text is completed, I must write a few extra chapters and serialize them one chapter a day at least until September.
Originally, after I finished writing Arcana, I was exhausted mentally and physically, and wanted to take a three-month break before preparing a new book. Now, people understand this, and I can’t be shameless, and I can write quite a lot of extras.
, so friends who are willing to watch the extra chapter, starting from April 10th, a chapter will be updated every morning at 8:50 for everyone to kill time before going to work. Before that, I have to take leave to go home to visit the grave, take a rest and regain energy.
Do some personal chores.
I have initially thought about the ideas and stories of two extra stories, both of which are about 100,000 words each. The first one talks about twenty or thirty years later, the shadow of Lucien, uh, no, the "arcane" in the halo.
In an "industrialized" society, many supporting characters from the main story will appear, which can be regarded as giving them a side ending.
The second extra is the "Secret History" of the establishment of the Magic Council recorded from the perspective of another magician in the late Dawn War.
There may also be two additional extras, but for now I only have ideas and no specific stories. I will make a preview after the first two are written.
Having said this, this is a summary of the routine. There is no doubt that I have to praise myself first.
First, compared to Destiny, Arcane has made progress in character creation. At least Natasha, Rhine, Aitna, Felipe, Fernando, Douglas and others have their own characters and different temperaments; secondly,
, the writing style has improved; third, the grasp of succession and transition is better, and the ability to tell stories is better; fourth, the entire arcane system has not collapsed, and headshots are quite innovative; fifth, many
The plot is very good, and what I feel most satisfied with is the part about the King of Nightmares when Xiaolu delivers a letter to the Dark Mountains, using dreams to outline the soul; fifthly, using the perspective of a small person to outline the changes in society, showing the overall arcana
Society and thesis line are exactly one main and one supplementary, complementing each other.
There are still many things worthy of self-praise, but these are not the focus. The focus is to summarize the problems and correct them.
The most important shortcoming also lies in the character creation. Due to the weird setting of his real main plot and the system of improving the strength of the thesis, Lucien's progress is very fast, and the progress is so fast that the supporting characters cannot keep up. Many of them
The characters that were initially created with great brilliance gradually failed to keep up, had no role to play, or gradually faded away. Even Natasha, the heroine, could not find a chance to "bloom" for a period of time.
, and finally "reluctantly" returned.
I have known this problem for a long time, but I cannot deliberately suppress the arcane line, so I can only accumulate it. Of course, it is also because my own character creation skills are not enough, and I need to summarize, refine and learn from it.
The second shortcoming is also a flaw in the setting itself. The arcane line here is an academic debate. It is leisurely and intense. No matter the atmosphere, characterization, or environment, it is incompatible with the adventure line. This makes me write adventures.
When writing a plot, it is always difficult to bring out the atmosphere. It seems messy and the whole plot is unnecessary and insignificant. Under such circumstances, fighting is naturally difficult to write.
The third problem, again, is that the world cannot be expanded, so we can only rewrite the three places of Alto, Arlinge, and Lentat. After all, when arcana is the main focus, if you wander around on the path for a long time,
, that will definitely be spurned.
Fourth, the magic combat is weak and not as smooth as the Xianxia.
Fifth, there are problems with a small part of the plot settings and the desired atmosphere was not achieved. In comparison, in the previous "Silver Corner", the overall atmosphere was accentuated.
There are still many other bits and pieces of problems. I will summarize them slowly by myself. When I write the extra chapters in the past four months, I will start to prepare a new book. The subject matter of the new book can be fairy tales or fantasy. There is no problem in a small part.
It is relatively classical, for the most part, how should I say it? You will know when you read it. Anyway, it is a product of great imagination. I hope that the setting can avoid some of the problems of arcane characters and plot advancement.
I already have a clue about many of the plots, which make me very excited and daydreaming. Similarly, I need to supplement a lot of knowledge and information. By then, in September or October, we will set off again!
Finally, on April 10th, friends who like to watch the extras, please continue to support, and the physical products and peripherals will be launched one after another.
Finally, thank you to those who criticized me, cursed me, and looked down on me. Thanks to the many hardships and tribulations along the way, which enabled me to polish my own glory step by step. After all the hardships, I have succeeded!
The last, last, last, thank you, without you, I am nothing.