End-of-volume testimonials!

End-of-volume testimonials!

Volume 3 is over.

A new year, a new beginning.

The fourth volume is called Deer by Deer.

This volume has a more ambitious setting, with many pre-existing characters reappearing, and many forces and characters that have been suppressed for a long time, coming to the fore.

Also in Volume 4, I’ll be retracting a lot of the previous ambush and filling in some of the holes again.

Back on topic, let’s review Volume 3 of Teenage Detention as a whole, the good and the bad, a single chapter is a rare opportunity for readers and authors to connect.

I’ll have a candid chat about writing obsessions and challenges so you can get a first glimpse of the author’s state of mind, inner transformation, etc.

When I first prepared the structure of this volume, I was going to write it in the mode of a travelogue, with slow buildup and slow character development along the way.

After writing a dozen chapters, I realized that the mode of changing maps is not loved by everyone, and the readers don’t like the setting of Xu Baijuan’s seal. But the main tone has been set, can not “change from one day to the next”, that period of time I was particularly confused, the writing state has become anxious.

I hastily revised the outline for Volume 3, tweaked the framework structure, and even posted a single chapter seeking your input.

After a long slump while keeping up to date and revising the outline, my sister-in-law finally arrived.

The data skyrocketed

The peak of subscription chasing for this entire episode, from the double cultivation to the return to the capital and the departure from the capital, is even comparable to the chapter of the father-son showdown in the second volume.

What’s wrong with the first half of this volume, and I’ve summarized this before, is that there’s still no sense of immersion in the characters and maps.

Any novel that changes maps will run into this problem, but I’ve worked out a way to crack it and would like to try it sometime in the future.

Next up, a word about pacing, I’ve studied the chase changes carefully, and any chapters that are laid out in a Xu Xu way, the chase plummets, and then the reader curses the water.

The author is in a hurry and speeds up the pace in a hurry, then the reader scolds the pace for being too fast and poorly written.

This creates a vicious cycle.

I have come to two conclusions about this; first, I am probably too young and not composed enough to be easily influenced by data. Second, probably not enough celebrity effect.

If it was a long established platinum author, readers might be more patient and able to put up with dozens and dozens of chapters of padding.

But for a little puffer (like me), not so patient.

In addition to the issues summarized above, I’m concerned about a recent reader’s mention of a “lack of enjoyment” issue.

If you’re a friend who writes, too, think about what I’m about to say.

Sometimes, we have to make a trade-off between logic and coolness, too logical book, often cool, so the net article to do a certain “no brain”.

But too much brainlessness can come across as too white, and readers often refer to this type of book when they talk about brainless white literature.

Take the end-of-volume Martial Arts Alliance episode for example, I actually have a much cooler way of writing it, a very, very cool kind of writing.

But that would result in the collapse of Xu Pingfeng’s persona.

A book written in the middle and late stage, unlike the early stage, can’t just serve to be cool. The first premise of my current writing is to maintain the main tone of the entire book, which includes the characters, plot, the situation in Kyushu and so on.

Then, consider the cool points.

Xu Pingfeng, as one of the important characters, had his persona laid out in such a way that even if death was imminent, he would be calm and relaxed and face it openly.

For Xu Qi’an’s smack in the face, he was already in a bad mood as far as he could go, and it was impossible to make him furious.    But then the readers would be upset.

That’s why I just said that logic and coolness, sometimes you can’t have it both ways.

To have him come back empty-handed and steal a chicken, and you guys are like, the big bad is this?

What about character compulsion?

Here’s a tip, maintaining the character’s compulsion is more important than the cool points. Even if you give up some of the cool points, you have to maintain the character’s compulsion.

Two books with similar scores may have one considered brainless writing and one brainlessly blown.

Why?

Because the former is all about the cool points, while the latter will keep the characters in the book forced.

You guys will call me names because a small part of the plot isn’t cool enough, but you won’t abandon the book. But if the persona falls apart, there are tons of people who will abandon the book.

Am I right?

To bring the conversation back, updates have been an anxiety headache for me.

I often sit in front of the computer for a long, long time because a routine isn’t interesting enough, and often I can’t put pen to paper for most of the day because I haven’t fully thought through a case.

But then I get anxious because it’s almost time for an update and I can’t turn it in.

Often results in delayed shifts.

You really can’t have it both ways, speed and quality, and sometimes being in the wrong state and having a muddled brain can cause the quality of updates to slip.

Unavoidable.

And then, every time I see a reader say in a chapter review: just rest if you’re tired, don’t update.

I’m serious.

I woke up the next day and realized that the chapter reviews were like this: crikey, this pussy is bloated, right, the monthly votes ripped.

Hahahahaha, groove!

This volume was stumbled over, burnt out, and everyone cursed, but the numbers weren’t bad.

The average order is 90,000 now.

It went up exceptionally fast, which was my only relief.

It means that what I’ve written has minor flaws, but is overall more stable. The lines that need to be buried are buried, and the characters that need to be portrayed are portrayed.

Breaking 100,000 during the streak shouldn’t be too much of a problem, well, I hope I didn’t plant a flag.

Volume 4 begins, and the biggest climax and the biggest pit of the book will kick off.

I’ll try to lay it out slowly, not looking at catch-up subscriptions, and slowly carve out some of the supporting characters.

Another new challenge for me.

That’s the biggest attraction of writing a book, ah, constantly looking for breakthroughs, even if the direction is wrong, pulling crotch, chasing subscriptions down, at least I made an attempt and will learn something new.

I always hope that this book brings joy and fun, at least most of the time.

That’s what motivates me the most to write a book, that’s what gives me the greatest sense of fulfillment.

Take a day off work to do the fine outline!