Now that I have finished the book, let me first say thank you to everyone! It has been one year and four months since the book started serializing. Thank you for your support during this period.
When I finished writing the final chapter, I breathed a sigh of relief. I could let go of the ever-growing shadow that had accumulated during the creation of this story.
During the serialization period, there was no single chapter that talked about creative matters. When writing books, Wali likes to be a hidden author. He doesn’t want to appear too much or talk too much and affect everyone’s reading experience. Of course, I know that this style of approach is inappropriate.
It's time, I still have to say more in the future, let's start now.
Writing this book stems from my interest in Cthulhu and the New Weird Tales genre, as well as the active related markets, as well as medical technical support, so I chose to combine them to write a story and a group of characters. This book is about
It is relying on this angle to bring a sense of novelty, and it is also the beginning of winning everyone's support.
What about after the beginning? What kind of story should I write overall? How to write it?
On the one hand, I pursue a tight story rhythm. I want to create the feeling of Sisyphus, time and time again, round after round, faster and faster, more and more difficult, and the world is gradually heading towards the abyss, just like a normal person.
Stepping into madness, it is like a person who has been suffering from a long-term illness and constantly fights against the disease. A group of mortals rely on faith, hope, and the courage and stupidity that mortals can have, and try their best to fight. In the process, there are also thoughts, doubts, and
Persistence, reshaping, and sublimation.
On the other hand, I think there is no room for mediocrity in such a story. Whether it is a single plot or plot frame, scene, atmosphere, lines, narration sentences... I don’t want mediocrity, and I try my best to write something that is not mediocre. I have always felt that
Illness is a serious matter, and it is also a serious matter for doctors to treat diseases and save people. Whether it is a serious illness of a person or a plague, the story is destined to be bloody, shocking, and even horrific in many cases; and people are suddenly pulled away from ordinary life.
Come out and throw yourself into such a situation, because disasters are unpredictable and misfortunes are sudden, and at these times, human nature is especially tested. Ordinary and mediocre are no longer, maybe falling into darkness, maybe shining brightly.
These stories will bring horror, fear, pain...but is that all? This is not just the reading experience I want, that is superficial, and the story ultimately needs to cause a deeper impact, and it is a kind of catharsis.
, and then purify. Drama is a very important channel for human beings to vent, so when we read novels, watch movies, etc., we need stories, and death is often the most powerful dramatic vent. If this story is not mediocre, it must not be without death.
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Therefore, I do not shy away from writing about death. I create death and explore the meaning and impact of death. Wali writes about those major death moments very happily.
I like those strong emotional impacts, as well as Cthulhu-style suspense and unknown fear, the flavor of classical Gothic and modern new weird tales, the inherent beauty and sublimity of stories and scenes, and preferably the power of original imagery.
These are all what Wali pursues. These cannot be mentioned alone, it is a comprehensive reading experience. In those climax moments, Wally does not allow himself to fail, and must use words to express it so that everyone can imagine it.
Freeze a certain scene as the greatest moment of catharsis.
In addition, in different chapters, I have done some focus and exploration on different background styles, such as modern city, dreamland, wasteland, Egyptology, etc.
Now that I have finished writing it, I feel quite satisfied when I look back on it. I feel that these pursuits have been achieved.
However, at the final stage of writing, Wally was really stuck.
I am the kind of person who thinks a lot. Since writing this story, Wali has been facing his own dark side and death instinct. The story gradually expands from Gu Jun's self-rescue, dual self, life experience and other personal situations to the entire world.
, these grand themes of human civilization, the world in the book becomes more and more difficult, and the discussion of human nature becomes more and more complex. Wali has a feeling of being constantly corroded by the dark side. The characters in the book are struggling, and I am actually struggling too.
It can be said that before the Life Will Alliance debuted, I wrote about Alien Disease, New Legionnaires' Disease, and Negative Choosing Life... From the story to the scene design, I was very clear about the emotions I wanted to express and what kind of catharsis I wanted to create.
I wrote very passionately and wrote many scenes and sentences that satisfied me. But by the end of this outline, Wali had been unknowingly choked by a struggle between light and darkness, and some problems continued to plague me.
To me: Can the human beings in the world of the book really resist? Can this civilization really lead to a better future? Is it really not corrupted by extraordinary power? How powerful can the flash of humanity be?
My light side and dark side are constantly at war, my optimism and pessimism are constantly fighting. Whenever I want to turn to the light, there seems to be a sneer. I absolutely believe in the beauty of human nature, but I also absolutely believe in the ugliness of human nature. This is a complicated thing.
It makes me doubt my own writing.
I don’t know where it started, but I suddenly seemed to be unable to write anything, and felt uncomfortable in my heart, as if I had some strange disease. I think I have accumulated it for a long time. Many of the questions raised in the book have no answers, especially
The issue of the Negative Choice Life Society was openly exposed and trampled upon by the Life Will Alliance, and an emotion suddenly burst out in my heart. It was obviously my plan, but I didn't expect it.
As I write this, my creation is free, but I am unsettled and full of contradictions. I often feel a sense of emptiness when facing my own words.
The content written in the outline is not difficult to write, but I am not satisfied with it after writing it. I cannot write passionate and powerful words. I don’t like such words. Wow Li has always pursued writing books with his soul, and this book
It may have shortcomings of one kind or another, but it must have the power to touch people's hearts at certain moments - usually the climax. But I was stuck, let alone the world in the book, and I was almost defeated.
Because of this, the update in the final stage was intermittent and very unstable. I would like to apologize to everyone again for this. I should have done better.
It wasn't until I finished writing the draft of the chapter "Incarnation of a Nightmare" that I suddenly felt relieved.
If you are facing a nightmare that never ends, throw yourself into it, become a part of it, and make it different.
I finally vented that emotion, but have I reached reconciliation with myself? Maybe, I know that I have a good wish, but I still can’t think clearly about some issues. The cough on the bus at the end of the world in the book is
What? Just a common cough? The beginning of another epidemic? Or is it the arrival of hemoptysis? Can Dr. Carlop in this world save it? Will human civilization be better or worse? I think I leave these questions to you.
Well, where are you willing to believe that the world in the book will lead, and where are you willing to push it to lead, then maybe it will lead to that direction.
This book has good aspects and shortcomings.
Because the rhythm is too tight, there is less room for character development and not much room for business details, which is a pity for Wally.
I personally think the most fleshed-out character in the book is Gu Jun. He has a complete growth chain. We know his thoughts, changes in his thoughts, etc.; but my favorite is Wu Shiyu. Without Wu Shiyu, this story would not be possible.
It will be even more difficult. Wu Shiyu is a person full of aura, interesting in speaking, and transparent in life. She has a lot of human beauty, but of course there are also ugly things like laziness and gluttony. I wish her a happy life and keep her aura.
, don’t be obliterated by the dust of life.
In addition, because the tone tends to be darker and the plot becomes more serious, the emotional output in the article gradually becomes more monotonous, and the SAN value becomes less and less. This is contrary to the mainstream values of online articles, especially when it comes to death. Many people died, so it is not a joke.
Playing with myocardial infarction; such intense emotional catharsis happens one after another in a story, which is very draining for both the author and the readers. I know some readers said they are tired after watching it, just rest for a while, and then there will be no more.
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All of these have led to a decline in the later performance of this book compared to the early stage, but if you think about it from another perspective, that is probably what makes this book unique.
The content and writing style of this book often hover on the edge of scale. The title of the book has been changed again and again, from "Anatomy of a Ghoul" to "Plague Doctor" and then to "Doctor Dawn" (I really did not plagiarize "Plague Doctor".
). It is precisely because of all the difficulties and imperfections inside and outside the book that this book has achieved its current success and is loved by everyone, which is particularly precious to me.
Won the Suspense Channel’s Essay Competition Gold Award;
Selected as one of the 2019 Twelve Kings of China Literature Group;
The book has been translated into English and published on the .asxs.international website;
The comic book rights have been sold - well, the comic book adaptation has been decided, and it is still in the preliminary preparation stage of production. If everything goes well, it will be released. Looking forward to it!
This book is a new peak in Wally's creative career. If you haven't read this book yet, the first thing you should do is read this final review, or you have been wanting to see what Wally has to say for a long time. Believe me, it's worth it.
Enter, it will bring you a different reading experience, just because of my fresh writing style and sunny temperament.
Next, Wali will take a rest first, recuperate his body and emotions, and then prepare for the next book - summarize it well, read some books, recharge, improve himself, and then start again. This process will take about half a year, and I will take a good look at it.
If you work hard, you must write the next good book.
I have a lot of new book ideas in my mind and folders, but I haven’t decided which one to write yet. The subject matter, tone, style, and atmosphere related to occultism are probably different from this book, and it may not be about modern times.
Background, because some emotions have been vented, but I still don’t have answers to some questions. Maybe I will explore it again in a few years, but it probably won’t happen in the next book. I will start another journey. I hope that by then
Being able to reunite with everyone and embark on a journey together.
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In addition, today is my birthday, everyone wishes me good health.
Finally, I pray that the world will be peaceful, the epidemic will end soon, and everyone will be happy.