Briefly talk about my experience in writing novels (including my personal suggestions) .166661

Zero zero, my novel published on the network platform is about 300 thousand words.

Many new books have been published and signed, but none of them have persisted.

I'm a little ashamed to say this, but as a novice, I can sign the contract in a month. I think this probably shows that I still have some talent.

But it is the saddest thing to have talent but not find the right direction.

In the process of writing, I found that many ideas that make you feel worthy of writing a book are actually just a few chapters. My investment simply can't support the huge system of hundreds of chapters of online novels.

It's easy for me to sign a contract on the platform now, but I don't have the ability to consistently write every chapter and write attractive words.

Calm and objective, in fact, it is really simple to say a few words in class every day.

I have written 300 words in just a few minutes now, but if it is to update online novels, the basic requirement on major websites is an average of 6 thousand a day. If you can't do it, there is basically no chance to get ahead.

Compared with many predecessors who talk a lot every day, it is not easy for newcomers to get ahead. They want to exchange quality for quantity, but when it comes to quality, what quality can newcomers write?

I also write something similar to magazines and traditional literature. It is difficult to write 1000 words a day for such a book, whether it is fiction or non-fiction. As far as I know, even a professional writer can write 1000 words in one day, which is very remarkable.

Because every sentence, the author of every word has to carve it repeatedly, and there is no room for any flaws.

The requirements of online novels are relatively low, but the requirements in quantity are definitely not low, but higher than those of traditional writers. Three thousand words a day is probably the simplest and most basic requirement. Generally, I will write 4,000 words in about two hours, including retouching and revision, and sometimes it may take longer. This does not include the time to think about the plot.

As a part-time novelist, how many free two hours can I have every day?

This means that you have to devote yourself to thinking about the character setting and the plot direction every minute.

But if so, what about your usual job? Will inevitably be greatly affected.

Therefore, I personally think that the golden age for newcomers to try to write online novels is two years in the middle of college, or they have a lot of leisure time every day after their work has stabilized. Under such circumstances, if they work hard for two years, that is, about two million words, they can generally see whether they are suitable for this bowl of rice.

It has been 20 minutes now, and I have written 800 words. This is probably the normal writing speed of online novels that don't need much thinking and occasionally change typos.

These are all my personal experiences. Give some advice to friends who are also willing to write.

Suggest newcomers who want to write online novels, but don't know where to start: start by writing short stories.

This suggestion may save you a few months. Unless you have the talent to be a great writer, you need a long time to accumulate writing skills and experience. If you want to grow into a great writer, whether it is online novel or popular novel, I conservatively estimate that it will take about ten years. If you are a talented person, you may be able to shorten this time by about a year or two.

Why short stories? Short stories can get you into the feeling of writing faster. In fact, many novels are composed of short stories. Even a novel with millions of words will have many volumes, and short stories are the most important part.

You can quickly learn how to start and end, how to conceive the drama conflict in the middle, and know the general level of your writing.

In fact, after I wrote100000 words, I couldn't write any more because I couldn't understand what I wrote. If you read it again in a few days, you will feel that the previous writing is a mess. I can only open a new book and start over.

Well, that's enough advice. Tell me about my current state. I have opened two books at the same time, one is an online novel, and the types of light novels can be relaxed, about 3000 words a day. One is a traditional suspense mystery novel, about 1000 words a day is enough. There are official WeChat accounts, book reviews and papers that I insist on writing, and I need to write about 6,000 to 8,000 words every day.

Therefore, every minute is precious. I hope to try the day shift a few days ago. Now I use it to record my daily feelings when writing novels.

Current situation, light novels: chapter one; Mystery novels: chapter one

All right, everybody, see you tomorrow.