The third part is called "Traveler", so the style I planned is relatively relaxed and the structure is also very simple. Just as I said before, a person walks around, stops, sees some scenery, meets some people, and completes some things, but is not very deeply involved.
Frankly speaking, this kind of travelogue-like content is still difficult to write. After you have finally created a character, become familiar with a place, and have a sense of the differences in customs, you have to leave and continue your journey. This is a great test of your ability to quickly introduce distinctive characters and interesting events. Now that I think about it, I did a pretty good job before Xiao Ke was promoted to "Master of Secret Dolls". After that, I was busy buttoning my clothes. There were too many things to write, and it was basically a revisit to an old place, so I omitted some of the previous content, which was relatively urgent.
I see many people say that my outline is very detailed, but actually it is not. What I detail are the various settings. The outline often includes what the theme of the film is, what structure it will be written in, which previous threads will be pulled over, which new foreshadowings need to be set, which suspense will be unfolded, and then I can play freely. I will think about the details of the next story only after one story is finished. For a content of hundreds of thousands of words, it is not only a waste of time but also very dull to think about every plot in advance, because if you don’t actually write it out, you really have no way of knowing what this section of the story is like and how to connect it later. And new inspirations often burst out during the writing process.
Just like when I wrote the scene where Little K left Backlund at the end of the previous part, I had the scene and finishing touch of returning in the undercurrent at the end of this part, and I also had the plan for the appearance of the brother and sister. At the same time, when I was organizing the outline, I also had the mark of the appearance of the world in the book, but compared to the ending, there was nothing more specific. Later, when I wrote about the release of "Nightmare", I had the inspiration to convey a message to his daughter on his behalf and present another meaningful end of the journey. When I wrote "Groselle's Travels" and began to set up specific characters in the book, and created a Loen soldier, I suddenly had the inspiration to return home. Adding all these together, I have a very clear idea of how to write the end of the third part.
The third part is rather bland overall, which is determined by its structure and predetermined style. I have also said in advance that friends who want to see a big event at the end may be a little disappointed. As I said just now, what I want to create at the end is a feeling of undercurrents and lurking crises, including the appearance of Ins, the malice of the **mother tree and the attack of the Rose School, which will set off the scene of Little K returning to Backlund.
Well, the third part is difficult to write because of the travelogue style in the beginning, and secondly, I have to write about going to dungeons twice, the ruins of the war of gods and the world in the book. This is a big test for me.
Friends who have read my previous novels should all know that the sections about the dungeons in Doom and Arcane are rather dry and rough, and not very attractive. The former is strong in the burst at the end of the dungeon, and as for the latter, after careful thought, the dungeon about the analysis of dreams and the section about the New World boasting about the god's prestige are probably more interesting, and the others are not very good.
In the first life, many copies, with the help of the infinite flow structure, were expanded into a world, which could be written, introduced, and paved with time, and often with the presence of companions, the appeal was relatively much higher. However, a few individual copies, such as the Zhenwu Tomb, still had problems of being dry and rough, and were supported by suspense.
There are basically no dungeons in the martial arts section, except for one section in the war-torn area, which is not long and there is nothing much to summarize. When it came to the mysterious third part, I thought seriously for a long time about how to deal with the problem of these two large dungeons.
Based on my life experience, I first decided on the two points of "suspense" and "companion". Based on my previous experience and experience during the writing of the mystery, I also decided on the point of "interesting". But I always felt that something was missing.
Later I remembered that when I was chatting with Douzi before, I found that our creative methods were different. I wanted to tell a story and a worldview first, and then I decided on a few main characters with more distinctive features based on the story and background, and then slowly added new ones. He first thought of having such interesting people, and then decided what kind of story would arise from these people's encounters, journeys, and grudges.
Although I have always adhered to my own creative ideas, I have also been slowly incorporating some of his experiences. So, I was thinking, could I change "companions" to "characters" in the dungeon, create some interesting and distinctive people, let them collide with each other, unfold some stories, enrich the content of the dungeon, and make it more attractive as a whole? Then I came up with the attempt of the Ruins of the War of Gods.
The result was not bad. This was the first time when I wrote the copy that the subscription not only did not decrease, but kept increasing. The content of nearly 100,000 words was written very interestingly.
When I arrived at the world in the book, I made another attempt. Because the first exploration of this copy would be very short, it would be impossible to expand on the past of the characters, and it would be impossible to express their joys and sorrows in a very contagious and expressive way, so I was thinking about how to express it.
Finally, the word "traveler" in the title made me finalize my idea. As a traveler, I cannot go deep into other people's lives. Everything I see is just external manifestations, and then I will have different feelings. For example, when traveling, if I see a drunk girl vomiting and crying on the side of the road, some people will think that she has no self-respect, some people will wonder if she has experienced something sad, and some people will find it noisy.
Given that human joys and sorrows have different tones, I deliberately did not write about Grossel Mobet’s past or exaggerate their emotions. I simply faithfully, objectively and calmly recorded what they should say and what they should behave like, without involving their inner monologues at all.
If you look carefully, you will find that I basically did not directly write about Xiao Ke’s inner feelings in that paragraph, and deliberately left it blank.
Therefore, some people may feel that the forced sensationalism is a bit awkward, some friends may feel sentimental, and some may imagine and extend it deeply, trying to restore it.
This is the effect I want to achieve. People’s joys and sorrows are not the same, especially in the eyes of a traveler. Haha.
I wrote a lot and the summary of the third part is that the characters and the story are well combined, but the finishing touch was a bit hasty, and some parts could be more relaxed.
Well, the further I write, the harder it becomes. I need time to relax my mind and organize the outline. I have to take another day off. Also, my stomach has been feeling uncomfortable this week. I have made an appointment to go see a doctor tomorrow. I will have three days off, well, judging from this summary, it has been two and a half days. I will start updating the fourth part on Saturday at noon.
I will update the characters later, please mention them here so I don't forget.
By the way, some friends guessed it correctly, the fourth part, “The Undead”!
Thank you all again, and by the way, please vote for next month~