The protagonist of the online novel should have initiative, big goals and small goals in stages, this 101 has been mentioned a long time ago. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Not only do online novels attach great importance to this, but even in various writing books, special emphasis is placed on the protagonist's wishes and the consistency of the protagonist's behavior, saying that this is the driving force of the story.

The reason is that because the protagonist is in a crisis, because he has the desire to break the situation, he fights, and because of the struggle, he takes a series of active actions, which causes readers to have strong expectations and want to see how to break the crisis.

To put it bluntly, this is a technique to enhance anticipation, and because the sense of anticipation is strong, the climax effect that immediately bursts out is also strong.

It can be said that if the protagonist has no goal or is too passive, the reader's expectation and pleasure of the story will also decrease.

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Recently, 101 has written more than 100,000 words, looking back on the first 100,000 words, many enthusiastic readers have reported that the protagonist is too passive, the protagonist's goal is not clear, and it is not pleasant to read.

101 was shocked, how could he write what he knew and fall into the pit? In fact, he just wanted to write about the oppression of a demon gate, how did he become the protagonist passive?

After learning from the pain and thinking about it repeatedly, I would like to summarize the experience of blood and tears, and I hope you will take it as a warning!

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Let's take a look at the opening episodes first:

Episode 1: The protagonist is captured by the Demon Monk, and after a bloody qualification ceremony, the protagonist survives (the protagonist's wish is to survive and go home, and his behavior is forbearance, and he begs a female cultivator to help him)

Plot 2: Introductory introduction, a certain second brother introduces the gambler's shop, and the protagonist is forced to pay the gambler, but there is no gain (the wish is not to anger the second brother, and the behavior is to forbear and pretend to be stupid)

Plot 3: When assigning the cave house, he was targeted by a crazy senior brother Zhou, leaving a golden finger clue in the hands of the protagonist, and the protagonist forbearably deceived the second senior brother (the wish is not to arouse the second senior brother's idea, and the behavior continues to be stupid)

Episode 4: Not long after cultivating, he found that his dantian was in severe pain, and went to the seventh senior brother for help, and was told that he needed to buy pills, but he was targeted by a hawker who sold second-hand pills and bought them (the wish was to solve the problem of cultivation, and the behavior was to make friends with the hawker and sell the pills smoothly)

Plot 5: In order to get the golden finger, the protagonist thinks hard and can't get close to Senior Brother Mao, because the golden finger is hidden in his cave, and suddenly waits for the opportunity, Senior Brother Mao competes with Senior Brother Lei, the protagonist goes over to look at it, and waits until Senior Brother Mao is knocked out of the ring, pounces on him to catch Mao, so he gets acquainted with Mao. (The wish is to get the golden finger, the act is to wait for the opportunity and pounce)

Episode 6: Finally, the cultivation breaks through the first layer of the Qi refining period, and I need to meet the master, but I am assessed by the master, and I successfully pass and get a reward (the wish is to pass the master's assessment, and the behavior is improvised)

Plot 7: When he went out, he was ridiculed by Senior Brother Lei, and the protagonist's words prevailed and he made a feud (the wish was not written at the time, but it was written afterwards to break the prestige of Senior Brother Lei, and in the future, the protagonist will compete for the number of disciples of his relatives, and his behavior is verbal irony, using the door rules to restrict)

Episode 8: The annual disciple admonishment, the disciple who did not break through was expelled, and the protagonist faced a challenge and killed one person to pass the test (the wish is to live, and the behavior is to resist and kill)

Plot 9: The protagonist can finally go out of the mountain to do tasks, take the opportunity to find the next golden finger, but encounter Lei Hao's secret plan, a trick, and use the environment to overcome (the wish is to find the golden finger, and the behavior is to overcome various difficulties)

The above plots are listed, and 101 is unexpectedly found that there are too many passive plots, too much forbearance, and even if the protagonist breaks out, he lacks the goal foreshadowing.

So, to summarize some key points, let's see, right?

1. Passive plots are not impossible to write, but there are a few points to grasp:

1. Although the situation is passive, the protagonist must be given a certain degree of freedom to fight.

For example, in "The Legend of Mortal Cultivation of Immortals", the protagonist chose his disciples in the first level, and he was in a passive situation, but he made his own efforts and climbed the mountain step by step, and the other disciples were eliminated, and he won through hard work.

On the other hand, what the protagonist can do is forbearance, and this one is not as impressive as taking the initiative to fight, that is, it is too pressed, so that the protagonist can only forbear, which is not good!

2. Although passive, the ending surprises the reader, and the protagonist does not follow the usual path.

For example: I just saw "Immortal Road Competition", the protagonist was born from the grassroots at the beginning, and when he saw the immortals fighting in the sky, he didn't have anything to do. But he rushed over desperately, risking death to cultivate immortals, this behavior is beyond ordinary people's thinking, with the uniqueness of the protagonist, so the reader immediately became interested, wanting to see how this unfortunate kid survived?

On the other hand, my plot, plot 2 is forced to gamble, and the reader may expect the protagonist to take an unusual path, but he is pinching his nose and forbearing, and he is unhappy!

Two. The occurrence of unexpected episodes is equivalent to passive episodes:

Episodes 3 and 4 are two accidents, that is to say, they happen suddenly without the will of the protagonist. When an accident happens, the protagonist can only fall into a state of rushing to fight fires, so he forms a passive feeling.

And the protagonist's way of dealing with it is forbearance, so the reader continues to be unhappy!

Three. The active plot protagonist does not work hard enough, which is equivalent to the passive plot:

Episode 5 is also an accident, the two compete, but the protagonist chooses to watch, which can be regarded as an active act. But after the protagonist arrived, he watched coldly until the target fell to the ground, and he pounced on him to catch it.

In the whole process, the protagonist did not put in real effort, and such an ending has a feeling of getting something for nothing, so the reader will not feel very happy.

Moreover, the whole scene is still dominated by supporting roles, with the protagonist being cold-eyed and the protagonist in a state of soy sauce.

This one is very important, when the protagonist encounters a problem, what readers love to see is that the protagonist solves it through his own efforts, just like if he doesn't have a chance to get to know Senior Brother Mao, it should also be through the protagonist to create opportunities, rather than waiting for the opportunity to come.

Many times, when we see that the protagonist of a novel encounters a problem that cannot be solved, and suddenly a hero saves him, we will feel very painful, which is a truth.

Four. Pretending to be forced to slap the face is not cool, related to the protagonist's goal:

Episodes 7 and 9 are written about the protagonist's pretending to be slapped in the face, but the reader still doesn't agree with it, because they don't clearly see how these two behaviors are closely related to the protagonist's current goals? At that time, 101 wrote the protagonist's behavior first, and explained the motives afterwards.

As a result, the reader's expectations have not kept up, so they should have given motivation first, such as how will this help me accomplish the goal, or if I don't break out, what will affect me? Will it be ridiculed by others in the future, and my cultivation will not go well?

So it was decided that it had to explode!

Summing up so much, it is the biggest insight gained from the 100,000 words of 101 new books, which is very rewarding.

It can be said that we understand all these great truths, but when it comes to the details, there are deviations, and there is still not enough practice, and we need to write and practice more! The unity of knowledge and action is indeed not a day's work, but a painful effort to achieve.

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Summarizing the initiative and the protagonist's goal, what is the right thing to do:

1. The big and small goals should be mentioned at all times, be clear and effective, and have a tangible emotional impact on the protagonist. For example, if you want revenge, you often write about the psychological impact of hatred on the protagonist.

2. The protagonist has a plan for the accomplishment of the big and small goals and implements them step by step. Whether it is successful or not, the protagonist must be asked to review it frequently, and then adjust his plan, so that the protagonist feels that he is moving forward in a down-to-earth manner, and the main line does not deviate. (For example, the plot is mostly triggered by the protagonist, and things should be done purposefully, and after the plot is started, the accident is inserted, rather than accidentally dragging the protagonist from one event to another)

3. Passive plots and unexpected plots, focus on the protagonist's struggle and efforts, and the ending should be unexpected. (What I remember most clearly is that Hai Dafu caught Wei Xiaobao into the palace, Wei Xiaobao stabbed Xiao Guizi to death in adversity, poisoned Hai Dafu's eyes, and then disguised himself as Xiao Guizi to stay by Hai Dafu's side.) It's a big counterattack in adversity, and it's violent!)

4. The plot of pretending to be forced to slap the face needs to be explained in advance, so that the reader knows what are the benefits of doing this and what are the disadvantages of not doing it.

Finally, I want to say that passive plots will certainly not be avoided, but an attractive protagonist can turn passive into active and adversity into good times.

There is no opportunity to create opportunities, rely on ingenuity, but also rely on hard work, and get your own brilliance!

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I just went to revise the previous text, some passive plots, added the protagonist's motivation-choice, and found that the protagonist seemed to be active. It seems that whether it is an active or passive plot, the motives and choices of the characters need to be clearly pointed out, because doing so is a choice made by the protagonist in his own interests, rather than being forced to do it.

Original text 1:

"Shi Dong, you're the only one left, do you want to try your luck?" Bai Jin suddenly said to Shi Dong.

Shi Dong was startled, looked around, and found that everyone was looking at him, and he had become the last person.

"Second Senior Brother, I'm ...... I'm afraid of losing ......," Shi Dong said with a panicked look.

"What are you afraid of, if you lose, I'll lend you the spirit stone, everyone has tried their luck, and you're not a good one, right?" Bai Jin looked at him with a smile.

Shi Dong scolded in his heart: "Your grandmother's green turtle, the stinky turtle with tumors in the brain, and the dead turtle with bad water in the belly! ”

Knowing that these three spirit stones have gone and never returned, but if they don't participate in the gambling, it will be tantamount to blatantly disobeying Bai Jin's orders, Shi Dong still gritted his teeth and put the spirit stone into Hao Ren's hand, took the golden hammer and closed his eyes and knocked it.

Modified:

"Shi Dong, you're the only one left, do you want to try your luck?" Bai Jin suddenly said to Shi Dong.

Shi Dong was startled, looked around, and found that everyone had turned their expectant eyes over, and he had become the last person. Looking at Bai Jin again, there was that kind of smile on the corner of his mouth, which made Shi Dong's heart jump suddenly, knowing that this Bai Jin was making a bad mistake again, I was afraid that he was taking the opportunity to take revenge for his previous disrespect to him, right?

To bet or not to gamble?

Thinking quickly in his heart, if he gambled in the current situation, the three spirit stones would not return, and he had to borrow three spirit stones from Bai Jin for nothing, and be held hostage by this person; if he did not gamble, he would definitely anger this person, and he would definitely not have his own good fruit to eat.

But if you obey his orders, will you let yourself go?

"Shi Dong, what are you rubbing? Hurry up!" Bai Jin suddenly sank his face and shouted.

Shi Dong quickly made a choice, thinking: "I pretended to be pitiful, coaxed him to be happy, and went to hold a grudge against me." So he put on a panicked look and said, "Second senior brother, I'm ...... I'm afraid of losing......"

"What are you afraid of, if you lose, I'll lend you the spirit stone, everyone has tried their luck, and you're not a good one, right?" Bai Jin looked at him with a smile.

Shi Dong scolded in his heart: "Your grandmother's green turtle, the stinky turtle with tumors in the brain, and the dead turtle with bad water in the belly! ”

Knowing that these three spirit stones have gone and never returned, but if they don't participate in the gambling, it will be tantamount to blatantly disobeying Bai Jin's orders, Shi Dong still gritted his teeth and put the spirit stone into Hao Ren's hand, took the golden hammer and closed his eyes and knocked it.

Original text 2:

"Hehe, this is also a lesson for people like you, don't dream of turning over. Otherwise, I don't know how I died!" Bai Jin patted Shi Dong's head and glanced at the teenagers with a smile.

Shi Dong heard the sarcasm in his words, and felt that the palm on his skull was cold and cold, although he was not angry in his heart, he didn't dare to show his face, but he cried out and choked up: "Second senior brother, I ...... I was wrong and will never ...... again I don't dare to disobey you. ”

Modified:

"Hehe, this is also a lesson for people like you, don't dream of turning over. Otherwise, I don't know how I died!" Bai Jin patted Shi Dong's head and glanced at the teenagers with a smile.

Shi Dong heard the sarcasm in his words, and felt that the palm that slapped on his head was cold, although he was not angry in his heart, he didn't dare to show his face. Frightened, he simply played the trick to the end, and cried out with a wow, choking up: "Second senior brother, I'm ...... I was wrong and will never ...... again I don't dare to disobey you. ”

In summary, the way of modification is to strengthen the protagonist's motivation and choices, and clearly express his series of passive behaviors as a battle of wits with the enemy, which makes the protagonist very active, and all his behaviors are to make himself better developed.

Moreover, before making a decision, write clearly about the harm of the test, the pros and cons of various choices, so that the protagonist has an opportunity to grasp his own destiny, to bet or not to gamble?

The protagonist's motivation - choice, performance in passive situations, the most classic textbook is "The Legend of Deer and Ding", Wei Xiaobao's palace survives, and the sea is rich and the queen mother in turn, you can refer to it.