Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 182 181. Comments on the Nine Secrets of the Squid

"Lord of Mysteries" was successfully completed on May 1st. The diving squid summarized nine key words in the closing remarks. I believe many people have read it.

Although he said modestly that he was not teaching writing classes or imparting writing experience.

However, it actually revealed his mental journey and writing skills throughout the creation of "Lord of Mysteries".

The first keyword is "expression".

He believes that the content of expression includes one's own thoughts on human nature, cognition of the world, satisfaction gained, and more simply, "coolness".

The second keyword is "interesting and fun".

He believes that once you have determined what you want to express, you should then examine whether your subject matter and expression methods are appropriate.

After excluding external factors, whether a topic can be written depends only on whether it can be written in an interesting and meaningful way.

The third keyword is "substitution".

He believes that in addition to dealing with the common protagonist substitution, he has put more energy into the power system, potions, acting methods, and the overall world view.

That is the sense of immersion in the details.

The fourth keyword is "structure".

He believes that the fourth part of "Lord of Mysteries" is of the type that progresses layer by layer and detonates foreshadowing; the fifth part is of the vortex type, which gets bigger and bigger and eventually produces huge changes; the sixth part is of the plain type with peaks in the middle; the seventh part is a sudden outbreak in daily travel; and the eighth part is a continuous advancement of the climax, and then ends with an aftertaste.

The fifth keyword is "reality and truth".

He believes that realism and immersion are ideas that gradually became clear to him during the process of writing the mystery. It was only then that he truly refined his complete creative methodology.

The sixth keyword is "soft".

He believes that plot twists need adequate foreshadowing, and that emotional progression requires a sufficient fermentation process and appropriate release. If the former is poorly executed, twists for the sake of twists, or mastery for the sake of mastery, will only be abrupt and fail to deliver the impact. The latter can easily become melodramatic and overly sentimental.

The seventh keyword is "character".

He believes that in a novel, the world view is the skeleton, the plot is the flesh, and the characters are the blood.

Without good characters, the novel would be dull.

It is difficult to make every part of a long novel interesting and attractive enough, and it is also difficult to create resonance, touching moments and various emotions.

The establishment of a character's image lies in the interaction between the characters.

The eighth keyword is "change".

He believes that the most taboo thing for a novel is to remain unchanged.

Whether it is the obvious or the hidden line, there must be some changes.

Otherwise, it would not be able to sustain a long article.

Even the simplest fantasy novel with a wireless style must introduce changes by changing the map again and again to eliminate the sense of repetition in the plot.

The ninth keyword is “details”.

He believes that the devil is always in the details.

This is also the key to putting "substitution", "truth", "softness" and "characters" into practice.

The lack of details will undoubtedly make it unrealistic, impossible to immerse yourself in the story, the interactions will be boring, and the transitions will be abrupt.

Although his achievements and writing methods are not suitable for all authors, many of the elements are still worth pondering and learning.

I have been trying to write original book reviews, which are of course far behind what Squid can write.

But based on my own experience in writing book reviews, I have some superficial and real thoughts that I would like to share with you.

From the content point of view.

A book review is an understanding and appreciation of a book. First, one must have read the book before one can express his or her feelings.

Although the book reviews that come out of the "cloud" are valid, they actually lack much soul.

In the long run, it's like chewing sugarcane that someone else has chewed, which is not sweet at all.

Reading also includes how much content you have read. Reading a book can include one chapter, three chapters, five chapters, ten chapters, or the entire book.

I have tried all of these.

Having read the entire book, this review is the most accurate, but it can only represent my own feelings.

Reading one chapter, or the golden three chapters, is your first impression of a book, and it also largely determines whether you can continue reading.

Therefore, many people have always cared about the reading experience of the "Golden Three Chapters" and hope to be able to judge whether they want to get into it by reading trial book reviews.

From the form point of view.

As mentioned above, I have written the "Golden Chapter" of "The Devil Comes" and "Walking on the Abyss", the "Golden Chapter" of "Cang Yuan Tu", the "Golden Chapter" of "The First Sequence", and a follow-up review of "The Great Beauty Era".

There are relatively few reviews of completed books because I rarely finish a book.

The time and energy do not allow me to do so.

Also, when a book has an ending, I tend to lose interest in it.

So far, there is no work that I can watch twice or three times.

From the perspective of subject matter.

I have always paid close attention to the suspense category, because this category is quite miserable and there are not many works that can be successfully completed.

Another reason is that I like to explore the unknown. Mysteries, suspense cases, strange things, and supernatural phenomena are my favorite themes.

Recently, I have also paid a lot of attention to the light novel category.

But after watching more, I still think the suspense category is more attractive.

From the perspective of style.

Relaxed, hilarious, and imaginative are the important reasons why I recommend this book.

It is also the style that many readers are constantly looking for to relieve stress.

Works of this style are no longer limited to the more passionate and second-year light novel category.

There are many works that focus on being hilarious and relaxing in the urban, fantasy, fairy tale, suspense, and game genres.

For example, "My Senior Brother is Too Steady", "The Fierce Player", "The Ordinary Senior Brother", "My Lord, Please Spare Me", "Global Collapse", "Late-Night Bookstore", "Super Mechanic", "The Night Watchman of Dafeng", etc.

From experience.

I have written many book reviews. The short story "Cang's Ramblings", which is a book review, became the first collection of reviews signed and put on the shelves of Qidian.com, and it has been recommended seven times.

Although the number of collections has not yet exceeded 1,000, the friends who follow the book are still quite active.

They often encouraged me to write 10 million words and 10,000 chapters.

It is said that my short stories will not be interrupted, stuck, or boring, and they will not be easily criticized, slandered, suppressed, etc.

Alas, I just want to say that you are too young.

How can it be a negative attack on a short story that is completely unpopular and no one has ever heard of it?
However, thank you for their support.

Readers' support is an important motivation for authors to continue creating. If subscriptions can take off, it will be an incredible "booster shot in the arm".

The top platinum writer, Squid Who Loves Diving, is a role model for all online writers. It is also great to be able to gain some experience from his creative experience.

However, there is another very important point in online writing, that is what Eagle said, "seriousness and diligence"!
So, friends who read this article, keep working hard and be diligent~
【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
Welcome to the paradise of book reviews.

【Cang's Ramblings】

The Nine Secrets refer to "Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Shu, Zu, Qian, Xing". In "The Great Ruler", Ye Fan collected all the Nine Secrets after becoming the emperor.

The nine key words of squid can actually be forcibly matched to Ye Fan’s nine secrets.

Finally, control the number of words and stop losses in time!
(End of this chapter)