I don’t plan to write too long a speech, but try to use as short a text as possible to talk about my thoughts about this book.
The outline of this book has always been clear, including the final ending. However, due to performance issues, the subsequent writing method has been changing.
In the beginning, I didn’t actually introduce the concept of the Awakening Tower. I just wanted to write a book about Cthulhu in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties. But as I kept reading, I found that the subject matter was not very novel, and it was difficult to solve the problem of upgrading expectations, so
Slowly joined the Awakened disciples and God's Will.
At the same time, in order to avoid a sense of game and system, the data board was downplayed as much as possible.
All in all, both the plot and the setting are very carefully thought out. As for the poor performance, I think the main problem lies in the beginning. First, the character of the protagonist is not likable, and second, the sense of immersion in the plot is very poor (lying in the secret room)
It’s too long, some chapters contain too much information), and thirdly, the pace is not very good.
I think that all the plots in the entire novel have been carefully crafted, including the Westward Journey plot that many readers later criticized. In fact, it was also carefully designed. The heroines just kept repeating the reality of dancing horses in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
In this world, only by deepening the intricate entanglements in the divine will of Westward Journey can the ice shell wrapped around Wu Ma due to his experience in the apocalyptic world be dissolved, and more meanings can be precipitated for the emotional entanglement of several people.
Including Qingxia, only by experiencing the first divine decree of Journey to the West can she go to self-destruction and then live forever in Wu Ma's spiritual world. Only by experiencing the second divine decree can the ghost of Qingxia around Wu Ma be revealed in a subtle way.
It is an image produced by his own schizophrenia.
As for Li Hongyu, through the Second Journey to the West, she became the reincarnation of Zixia, and was closely integrated with the fate of the protagonist (this part was not handled well because it dragged on too long, diluting the good artistic conception
, if it can be more concise and clear, it can deepen the emotion).
After I determined that the performance of this book would be difficult to improve, I tried to imitate the writing methods of One Hundred Years of Solitude and White Deer Plain in certain parts of the book - because this writing method can greatly speed up the plot without reducing the heaviness. I also tried
I imitated Wang Xiaobo's teasing tone (such as the scene where the men in Chang'an City wrote love letters to Li Hongyu), and also tried other techniques. The imitation was not very good, but there was always some gain.
I am quite satisfied with the ending. I wrote it a month ago, and I always felt that there was something wrong with it at the time. A month later, I opened it and read it again. Surprisingly, I was quite satisfied with it, so I decided to publish it immediately.
The journey of the Monster Illustrated Book of the Tang Dynasty ends here for now.
Next, I plan to do two things. One is to publish the first draft of this book as a spin-off, with more than 300,000 words. This version does not have the setting of the Awakening Tower. The writing method and plot direction are also very different. Try
Wrong version, please send it as a souvenir.
The second thing is to write a few extra chapters of "The Greatest Way" to fill in some plot points that were not written in the past and make up for some regrets from the previous book.
In addition, it seems that the officially authorized dubbing of "Fu Er Dao" has been launched in Himalaya. Why didn't anyone tell me? I don't know if I have any copyright income...