Chapter 94: How to Design a Side Story
There is no one in this world who can't be done, there may be a way to do it, she Wang Yan doesn't believe it, there are still people in this world who can't get along with money, unless the other party really doesn't care about money, otherwise he can't escape from the palm of his hand, Wang Yan's eyes showed a resolute gaze.
Inside Yanjing Hospital.
Xu Ergou was doing activities for Xia Youhan's joints, for Xia Youhan, Xu Ergou went to ask the doctor about what kind of help people in a coma could give, and the doctor's reply to Xu Ergou was that when it was fine, it was best to give Xia Youhan's joints activities, so as to avoid Xia Youhan's muscle atrophy due to long-term coma and loss of ability to move after waking up.
Xu Ergou also listened to the doctor's words, and held Xia Youhan's arm every day to move his muscles and bones, although this method was a bit laborious, Xu Ergou thought it was all worth it, because he loved Xia Youhan, and he secretly swore that as long as Xia Youhan woke up, he would take her to every corner of the world to enjoy all the beautiful scenery in the world, and he would make up for everything he owed Xia Youhan.
It's a pity that the doctor doesn't know exactly when Xia Youhan will wake up, it all depends on Xia Youhan's own consciousness, however, Xu Ergou doesn't care, as long as he can be by Xia Youhan's side, he feels that everything is worth it.
"Little brother, what's the matter, how did you break the change, you don't want to write the book?" Xu Ergou had just finished moving his legs and feet for Xia Youhan, and Qianfeng sent a message to urge Xu Ergou to update.
"Big brother, it's not that I don't want to update, it's that when I wrote the book before, the outline was not designed well, and there was a break, and I wanted to make up for it, but I still felt that something was missing, and I couldn't connect it. Xu Ergou sighed and said, the inspiration in his mind came as soon as he said it, and he left as soon as he said it, and now it has disappeared without a trace.
"Have you finished reading the training course at the University of Online Literature?" said after a while, Qianfeng sent a message.
"After reading it, I also did what I did in the training course, but it still didn't work. Xu Ergou pouted and said.
"If you can't do it, do more, watch more, learn more times, it's about to be the qualifier, you can't be sloppy at this time, don't waste the opportunity, this is an opportunity to increase the exposure of your book, whether you can grasp it is up to you." "Dry wind replied.
"Okay, promise to get the job done. Xu Ergou replied, followed by a saluting expression.
"By the way, Boss Qianfeng, how is the matter between you and Editor Zhou Yu, when are you going to invite me to a wedding drink. Xu Ergou had just finished promising Qianfeng here, and he was gossiping again.
"You kid, it's a pity not to be a paparazzi, just don't write, I know two friends who work in entertainment and media, where do you want to try it if you change careers?" Qianfeng replied, followed by a white-eyed expression.
"That's not good, I still have to follow you Boss Dry Wind, otherwise I'll drink the northwest wind." Xu Ergou replied, followed by a playful expression.
"Don't, I'm too condescending, how good it is to be a paparazzi, just take a few photos with me, don't you have to pay back like running water, it's not necessarily good to be a writer, you can't get much money every month. "Dry wind replied.
"Big brother, don't, don't I gossip, okay, can't I invite you to dinner another day?" Xu Ergou saw that Qianfeng was really a little angry, and quickly admitted his mistake.
"Okay, okay, this matter is over, by the way, how is your little girlfriend, is she still in a coma?" Qianfeng replied, as Xia Youhan's editor, he must have known about Xia Youhan's coma, but because of the reform of Xingchen Literature Network, he has not been able to take the time to take a look.
"It's still like that, and I don't know when I'll wake up. Xu Ergou's face changed, he looked at Xia Youhan who was lying on the hospital bed, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Okay, don't be too sad, Xia Youhan will wake up, it's just a coma, by the way, I've seen a method, I don't know if it works, maybe it can awaken her consciousness, this method is commonly used in TV dramas, do you want to try it?"
"I do it every day, but it doesn't seem to have much effect, forget it, let it be, if she doesn't wake up, I'll always be with her. Xu Ergou replied.
"Okay, the matter of the two of you, you will think about it yourself, don't forget to make up the fallen text, otherwise, the reader will scold the mother, don't believe it you go and see for yourself, it's not your two moderators who are pressing you, it is estimated that you have already been scolded for writing a book, I went to work. The dry wind admonished.
"Okay. Xu Ergou replied simply, brought up the headphones, and clicked on the content of the online training course, focusing on the content video behind, especially the content about plot design, he needed this training content too much.
clicked on the video, and it was still the familiar voice of Mentor Jiuli:
Hello students, today is the third lesson of the special training class for manuscript storage: how to quickly design plot branches.
Please turn your attention and focus on this lesson. This is a very important lesson, and the flow is slightly different from the previous two lessons, today we will do the in-class exercises first, and then the lecture.
Before doing the exercises, we will briefly review the relevant knowledge points, and everyone should listen carefully and understand carefully. Focus your attention, the rest time after the big class is easy to relax, everyone starts the same, we put forward the same requirements, take the same courses, and finally there is a gap, is to see if you can maintain enthusiasm and focus
Today's exercise is divided into three steps, and the first step is called "sorting out the current story line". "Sorting out the current story line" is the premise of our next design branch.
What is the "current storyline"? You can remove the current qualifier and think about what the main story is
The main line is the "continuous course of events" in your work in order to express "the growth of the characters" or "the current development of the core events of the novel". You can understand this sentence several times repeatedly, the main line is the continuous plot clue, that is, the main process of continuous events.
For the whole novel, the main line is the main and core plot line that runs through the whole book. How can it be called the most important and the most core? Let's answer for ourselves first.
In addition to "the heaviest pen and ink", there is also the meaning of "the most relevant to the theme". Because it is the plot line most related to the theme, it is "around" like the theme - everything else in the novel is expressed around the theme and revolves around the main line. The continuity of the main plot is mainly guaranteed by the logical self-consistent "plot causality" and "advancement relationship".
When we watch anime or TV series, we often encounter situations where the screenwriter is rambling, the plot is detached from the main line, and we are very impatient to watch it. You can think back, how did you, as an audience, know the main line at that time, and how did you find that the story was out of the main line?
The most obvious problem here is the problem of continuity, if we feel that the main story line is broken, the story is out of the main line, in fact, the story thread that has been advancing suddenly loses continuity.
And the so-called main plot, the plot that happens on the main line is the main plot.
Normally, we ask what is the main plot of a novel, and in this context, it refers to a complete summary of the core story content of the work. So what does it mean to "sort out the current storyline"?
It's very simple, your story is made up so far, what exactly happened just now, summarize the main content
This is to sort out the main line of the current story, when we are in the story, sometimes it is not as accurate as the reader's control of the main line, the author always writes and writes into the details, only because he is in this mountain.
So when we have time, we can take a look at it, and it's actually quite easy to sort out the story line, and now explain the specific exercises in class.
Sort out the current story line - briefly explain where your main story is written, and summarize the events of the last scene in more detail. Time limit 15 minutes.
assignment format,
My pen name: pen name
My work: the title of the book
The current story line: (that is, those continuous event clues that express "the current growth of the main character" or the current "current development of the core story" ↓ each small item may not only list a summary of the plot event, it can be several)
The central character of the current plot event (the current protagonist):
Locations of current plot events:
Antecedent/premise events of the current plot event:
The beginning of the current plot events:
Current Scenario Developments:
** of current plot events
The ending of the current plot event:
Consequences/effects of current plot events:
This step doesn't give much time,
But there's a lot to list.
Then there are our scoring requirements:
1. The length of the "current main plot" we require is about 1 to 20,000 words, that is, the main line provided by the author should be about 1 to 20,000 words if it is written as the main text. If the score is judged according to the main content provided by the author, it is believed that the number of characters in the main body of the plot is far less than 10,000 words or much greater than 20,000 words, a zero score will be given directly.
2. Require "continuity", if you think that the main line provided by the author has an obvious plot break, that is, there is no propulsion relationship or causal relationship between the plots, give zero points directly, and all the above two requirements are met, in order to get 1 point, and start writing homework if you have understood. After Jiuli finished speaking, he gave the students time to write.
At the same time, Xu Ergou also fell into deep thinking, and from time to time recalled what Jiuli had just said in his mind, and suddenly, there was a feeling of enlightenment in his mind.