August 12th is coming, that is, tomorrow, "Heavy Trucks and Chariots in the End Times" will be on the shelves.
Thanks to the help of my editor Yuanzheng, I concentrated on writing the book, and he arranged for recommendations. Within a month and a half, I gained a lot. I also thanked my friends Du Yu and Mi Mi for their help in recommending, and I embarked on the path of writing science fiction.
I have written several entertainment novels before, and I also tried to write other subjects, such as fantasy, fairy tales, sports and other themes, but I felt that I was not in that state several times and was fixed on entertainment novels.
Writing science fiction is a wonderful coincidence. Before writing this book, I had already submitted it to Winnie, the editor-in-chief of Urban Literature.
It is a novel about live streaming, entertainment, and farming.
But I was very conflicted at the time. I had already written several books about entertainment articles, but there was no big improvement. I was very resistant to continuing to write entertainment articles. In 2014, there was a book shortage, and it has been almost three years since I started writing and became an author.
, to be honest, I have not written even a novel that I am proud of.
I always write entertainment novels, but I can never write more satisfactory results.
The novel that I put the most effort into is probably "The Legend of the Dragon King". It took half a year to collect the entire preparation materials. Basically, it can be said that every character has a prototype and I am not imagining it out of thin air. But the funny thing is that the reviews are really good.
, but the subscription score is the worst.
Sometimes I feel that life is so absurd and you can’t reap what you put in.
Talent, talent, and talent are far more valuable than your hard work.
It is said that success is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent diligence, but no one says the second half, one percent inspiration is more important than ninety-nine percent diligence.
When I wrote one million words, I asked myself, apart from being exhausted, what else have I gained?
So "The Legend of the Dragon Player" ended in a hurry.
After it ended, I had the intention of giving up writing entertainment novels, because I really felt that I didn’t have the talent to write entertainment novels, and maybe I didn’t have the talent to write either.
After thinking about it over and over again, I wrote the beginning of a book on cultivation, sent it to the editor, and was shot, but it didn’t pass.
After worrying for a long time, I still couldn't give up my dream of writing, so I went back to the old way of writing entertainment articles and wrote "Restart the First Year of High School". The concept of "Restart the First Year of High School" can be said to be a routine from the beginning. In order to write well
As for entertainment articles, I have read a lot of popular novels of the same type. It is true that if I write according to the routine, my grades will improve.
After writing one million words, the passion was gone, and I realized that there were routines besides routines. Indeed, after one million words, if I wanted to write, I could continue to write another million words.
When I was writing a novel at Qidian, as long as the 24-hour subscriptions did not drop to 500, I could continue, because the previous additions could ensure income. At that time, the average subscription for "Restarting the First Year of High School" was 2,500, and the 24-hour subscriptions were 1,500. The results were pretty good.
, it makes several thousand yuan a month, which is higher than the salary at work.
It's just a pity that when readers start urging you to end, it's really time to end.
I was dissatisfied with "Restarting the First Year of High School" from the very first chapter. It was not a book that I carefully crafted, it was just a text piled up one by one. I finished it on impulse.
Then I thought about it for a long time.
If there is anything satisfying about these two books, it is that I have a group of book friends who like my novels. This is a very happy thing, because the fruits of your labor have been recognized by others and have been recognized by others.
It cannot be said to be a failure. This also gives me great confidence to continue writing.
So a new book is here, called "The King of Wilderness Live Streaming". It has been in the works for a long time. At that time, live broadcast articles had just become popular on foreign sites, and there were only a few books at the beginning. I wrote this book, which I like very much, because I have been watching live broadcasts for a long time. If
I am not an introvert, and I think it is possible for me to do live streaming.
But after the manuscript was submitted to editor Winnie, I suddenly felt empty.
I felt very confused because I don’t know when I started to resist writing entertainment novels. I happened to see the news about the filming of "Transformers 5" at that time, and suddenly I wanted to write a story about Transformers.
Feel sorry.
It's a spoiler, but it doesn't really matter. After seeing the previous content, everyone basically has their own guesses.
So while Winnie was reviewing the manuscript, I started to work on this idea. I wanted to write about an old driver driving around in the apocalypse, and in the end the car turned into a Transformer. So I discussed this idea with other authors in the group.
, everyone is surprised that I went to write science fiction.
But the inspiration came out and it was out of control.
As a last impulse, I contacted the sci-fi editor Yuan Zheng. Yuan Zheng said that you are an old author and should have no problem mastering the subject matter. Come on...so I wrote it.
The first 20,000 words submitted at that time were all written in a short period of time, and the outline was only a general concept.
While waiting for the review of the expedition, I carefully organized the outline and completed the inspiration. To be honest, I was really satisfied with the inspiration at the time. I felt that this was the one percent I lacked.
Writing, writing because of interest, is full of motivation.
I told Winnie that I would no longer write about cities, and Winnie was very embarrassed at that time... A veteran author who had been writing entertainment articles for three years went to write science fiction.
It's all an adventure.
At least at Qidian, there are very few authors who can make a successful transition, and they are still authors like me who are on the verge of breaking out.
But there is no turning back. When I feel that I have found one percent of myself, it is enough for me to fight hard.
I waited for a few days for a reply from the expedition.
Although I don’t know if I can write well, I don’t know if it will be popular, but it is unlikely to be popular.
Sign a contract.
On June 27, the heavy truck was uploaded.
In the first week, the results can only be said to be so-so. The subject matter changed too much. A lot of old book friends left, and only a few people stayed to wait and see. What was very sad at the time was that an old book friend gave me a reward.
Then he said "Lao Bai, the book is not good, I'm leaving" and he really left, even leaving the QQ group.
For a writer who is on the verge of breaking out, there are not many true fans he can gain from writing a book. If one of them is gone, one is missing.
feeling bad.
But now that I’ve written it and signed the contract, I can’t look back. I can only hope that writing with all my heart will be rewarded!
As we all know, science fiction is not a popular category in Qidian. Compared with the cities I wrote about before, there is a big gap in traffic. I have already prepared for the new book period to be uninterested, and I look forward to starting to get results when I write 100 words.
But in the next two weeks, the heavy truck recommendation was relatively good, and the collection grew well, reaching 20,000. Then it was recommended on Sanjiang, and then strongly recommended on the main website. New readers came every day. The recommendation votes were also
More than 2,000 votes were received in one day, and the peak was close to 4,000 votes in one day.
Rewards, collections, recommendations, and clicks all increased dramatically.
Among my several books, the performance was the best among the public, so good that I felt it was a bit exaggerated.
What's more, almost every day, a large number of book friends leave messages in book reviews to encourage me or discuss the plot. Some book reviews have even hundreds of replies. Heavy cards cannot be said to be popular. Compared with popular books, they are far behind.
But it does have a group of book friends who like it, love it, and look forward to it.
Due to the word count, I was unable to catch up with the release on August 1st. After that, I waited for two weeks, suppressed the plot for two weeks, and was bored for two weeks. Finally, it will be released tomorrow.
The current collection of heavy trucks is 37+, the clicks are 28+, and the recommendation votes are 89+. I don’t know what this score means. How many people will subscribe tomorrow. Subscription is the only criterion for the score. The only thing I can do is to explode when it is released.
One wave, and then if there is a chance, I will compete for the top ten in the monthly new book list.
So, I won’t say any more nonsense or sensational words. Next, I will update my plan, and I will use the updates to exchange for results!
It will be released on the morning of the 12th. Tomorrow’s guarantee will be ten updates, and there will be a guarantee of three updates every day.
One update will be added for every 100 monthly votes; one update will be added for every reward received from the leader or above; if the first 24-hour subscription (vip subscription for the first chapter) exceeds 3,000, one update will be added for every two hundred more; if all orders are 2,000, each update will be added
One more update will be added for every one hundred thousand more recommendation votes; one update will be added for every one hundred thousand more clicks.
This is a promise, and by the time this book is finished, this promise will be effective!
No words can express my feelings at this moment.
But we have to take this step after all.
tomorrow morning!
On the shelves!
Subscription, monthly pass!
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