One thing that successful writers have in common is that they tell stories in an attractive way, to paraphrase the old adage, some people are born to tell stories. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In fact, it is not so mysterious, after careful analysis of 101, it was found that an important narrative technique was used, that is, to set up a suspended narrative + interlocking.

What does that mean?

Set the suspension style: the thing is told backwards, the result or phenomenon is thrown out first, and the reason is pointed out at the end, forming suspense, and the reader will not be at ease if he does not see the moment when the final cause is revealed.

Interlocking: A suspense from throwing to giving the reason, is a closed plot loop. And before one plot ring is closed, the next plot ring is laid to form an interlocking link, so that the reader's curiosity will not be interrupted, but the more he watches, the more he wants to watch.

Here are some examples:

Or "Crossing to the Game Store", the title of the book is suspended, making people want to know how to travel to the game store?

After clicking on the text, the plot of the opening game advances, and on the one hand, the topic is deducted, and the other side continues to be suspended-

God made a joke with Qi Feng. A sophomore who was originally eating and waiting for death, suddenly one day for some reason has superpowers. Maybe it was because lightning struck his computer, or maybe there was a problem with the piracy system he bought for five yuan, anyway, the reality is that Qi Feng's laptop hung up, but Qi Feng was able to "cross".

Comments: What kind of joke? But although the suspense at the beginning of this plot ring is answered, the reader has a bigger question, a college student who was struck by lightning on the computer, actually crossed, and then?

So the second plot loop is connected, and the reader has to continue to read on.

The first time I discovered my ability was after Qi Feng's notebook was hung up gloriously. Qi Feng, who was playing a game in the dormitory alone, was startled by his suddenly smoking notebook, hurriedly unplugged the power cord, and was about to go downstairs with his notebook to find a small computer repair shop next to the school to rescue him immediately, but as soon as he pushed the door, he was immediately stunned by the scene in front of him.

Comments: Here are the details of the specific answer to the crossing, but the ending leaves a new cliffhanger: the protagonist is stunned by the vision. The plot advances to this point, and the second plot ring is not completely unraveled, but the effect is to further enhance the suspense of "crossing".

Blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and green trees, a very wide loess road, Qi Feng himself is standing on the side of the road, in front of him is a three-story typical ancient Chinese wooden structure building, red paint and green tiles, a flagpole on the side, holding a yellow flag with a few big words: Yuelai Inn!

Comments: There are new changes in this plot, with the appearance of a strange building, and a new suspense is set at the end: Yuelai Inn! or continue to promote the suspense of "crossing", but the reader is only more curious, and does not know what is going on with this crossing without seeing the last moment?

Qi Feng still remembered that his dormitory was on the fifth floor, and this was obviously not a matter of floors, there could be no such a "wasteland" within ten kilometers of Qi Feng's school! And the horse-drawn carriages and passers-by in ancient costumes passing by on the road showed that this time and space were very chaotic. Qi Feng turned around, it was about the firewood room of an inn, and a small broken wooden door was slightly open, and he seemed to have come out of there.

Comments: This paragraph is a supplementary explanation, for the appearance of Yuelai Inn, enhance the suspense, and explain the reason why the protagonist is shocked.

That's all for the excerpt, in short, the narrative method adopted by the author is a way to first set up a suspense, and then solve the doubts while burying a new suspense, so it is very attractive to read.

Changed to a flat and direct narrative, let's take a look at the effect:

Qi Feng is a sophomore who eats and waits for death, one day he was playing a game in the dormitory, and was startled by his suddenly smoking notebook, so he quickly unplugged the power cord, and was about to go downstairs with his notebook to find a small computer repair shop on the edge of the school to rescue him immediately.

Push open the door and see a Yuelai Inn appear in front of you, a three-story typical ancient Chinese wooden structure building, red paint and green tiles, a flagpole on the side, holding a yellow flag with a few big words: Yuelai Inn!

The surrounding environment is blue sky, white clouds, green mountains and green trees, and a loess road is at the foot, which makes Qi Feng a little surprised.

Qi Feng still remembered that his dormitory was on the fifth floor, and this was obviously not a matter of floors, there could be no such a "wasteland" within ten kilometers of Qi Feng's school! And the horse-drawn carriages and passers-by in ancient costumes passing by on the road showed that this time and space were very chaotic. Qi Feng turned around, it was about the firewood room of an inn, and a small broken wooden door was slightly open, and he seemed to have come out of there.

See, right? The layering of suspense suddenly disappeared, the story looked a little bland, and the sense of fun and rhythm was gone.

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Let's take a look at Tomato's "Devouring the Starry Sky"

The sky is blue, like a huge blue jadeite, the midsummer sun is like a big fireball, hanging high in this huge jadeite, looking at the position of the sun, it is estimated that it will be in the afternoon... Around.

Yi'an District No. 3 High School.

"Ding Ding Ding ......" rang throughout the campus with the loud bell, and suddenly the whole campus sounded a noise, and a large number of students poured out of the teaching buildings, laughing in groups and walking towards the school gate.

"Senior Brother Luo Feng!Senior Brother Luo Feng!" a thick voice sounded.

"Ah Feng, someone called you. ”

At the beginning of the suspension, the reader wants to know who is calling the person, who is Senior Brother Luo Feng, and how can the title of Senior Brother appear in an ordinary high school?

In the crowd of students, the young man holding a book walking with his classmates was wearing an ordinary blue sportswear, and his height was about 1.75 meters, which looked relatively lean. At this time, he turned his head in confusion and saw that it was a boy who called him, about 1.9 meters tall, with a long tiger's back and a bear's waist, and his arms were even thicker.

"Are you?" Luo Feng looked at the person who came suspiciously, and he didn't seem to know the person in front of him.

Follow the suspense of the plot, immediately answer the reader's doubts, point out Luo Feng's appearance, and the appearance of the boy who shouts, but then bury a new suspense - Luo Feng doesn't know who came. So the reader naturally wants to know, what is the relationship between these two people? What does the big man tell him to do?

These two people, one is as strong as a black bear. And 'Senior Brother Luo Feng' is just like an ordinary person.

On Height......

The two are very different. But this boy with a tiger's back and a bear's waist looked a little restrained, he looked carefully at the 'Senior Brother Luo Feng' he admired, and said secretly: "It seems that the rumors are right, Senior Brother Luo Feng, he is very easy to speak." ”

"Senior Brother Luo Feng, I, I have something I want to ask Senior Brother Luo Feng for help. The stout man said worriedly.

"What's the matter?" Luo Feng said with a smile.

By comparing the appearance of the two, the contrast is great, which further deepens the previous suspense, making people wonder why such a strong boy should ask Luo Feng, who is an ordinary person?

Seeing this, the reader has been deeply attracted to see what is going on?

"When I practice boxing, I always feel wrong when I punch hard, I don't know if you have time to give me some pointers. This sturdy boy, Lian said, "According to what the martial arts teacher said, with my strength, it stands to reason that one punch can be 50% stronger." However, when I punch hard, I can't always reach that high. ”

The sturdy boy looked at Luo Feng expectantly.

"Oh, that's the case......" Luo Feng paused slightly and nodded, "That's it, you look for me when you're in the martial arts hall on Sunday afternoon this week." ”

"Senior Brother Xie, Senior Brother Xie. The stout boy thanked him.

Luo Feng smiled and left with his classmates.

Finally pointed out what the strong man was asking for, it turned out to be to ask Luo Feng for advice on cultivation, although the previous doubts were answered, but new questions arose - what kind of high school is this, why do students practice martial arts? What is Luo Feng's identity, and why should others respectfully ask him for advice?

Seeing Luo Feng leave, the sturdy boy showed excitement, clenched his fists suddenly, the green tendons on his arms burst out, and he roared excitedly: "Success!"

"Senior Brother Luo Feng, it's so easy to agree?" said a boy in a school uniform in surprise.

"The rumors are true, Senior Brother Luo Feng is very talkative, and he is also a very good person. The stout boy grinned.

"But...... That's not right, among the 5,000 students in our third high school, there are only three who have won the title of 'Senior Martial Arts Student'. Among the three senior students, the other two 'Zhang Haobai' and 'Liu Ting' are very proud, and they are not willing to waste time guiding us at all. The boy in the school uniform wondered, "Senior Brother Luo Feng's temper is so good?"

There are two reasons why the strong man asked Luo Feng for advice, one is that he is one of the three people who have only obtained advanced students, and the other two are very arrogant, and only Luo Feng is easy to speak. Therefore, Luo Feng has a high level and is approachable, so strong men will look for him.

This answers some of the previous questions, and also reveals Luo Feng's identity to some extent, but why high school students practice martial arts is still not revealed, and readers are even more puzzled, how can high school students still get the title of "senior student of martial arts", what is going on?

Moreover, why is Luo Feng easy to talk to, and why are the other two arrogant? There are more and more questions, and I can't stop!

Nowadays, in the whole world, in every country and region, almost every high school student, in addition to receiving cultural education, will also join the martial arts hall to develop the potential of the human body.

The No. 3 High School in Yi'an District, three grades, a total of nearly 5,000 high school students.

The vast majority of them are junior students of the martial arts hall! Only a very small number of them are 'intermediate students'. There are only three people who can obtain the qualification of 'senior students'!

The background of the story is briefly revealed, which turns out to be a future society, where high school students will receive martial arts training, develop human potential, and point out the ratio of elementary, intermediate and advanced students.

This background introduction is inserted just right, and it can't be placed at the beginning of the story, so there will be no suspense. It can't be left behind, lacking a certain background concept, and readers will have more and more questions, and they will feel confused and difficult to read. So put it here, just right!

The insertion here must not be too long or too long, just enough to explain the previous doubts, so as not to disrupt the flow of the plot.

"Hearing is false, seeing is believing. Hmph, see it, Senior Brother Luo Feng is different from the other two. The sturdy boy pouted and said, "That Zhang Haobai and Liu Ting, the family is rich." I spent a lot of money to cultivate it from a small family to be so strong. As for Senior Brother Luo Feng, it's different from them!"

The boy in the school uniform also nodded: "I also heard that Senior Brother Luo Feng is the same as us, his family's economic conditions are average, and he still lives in a low-rent house." ”

"Yes, Senior Brother Luo Feng, to get to this point today is completely hard cultivation. I practiced it by myself. Which is like Zhang Haobai and the two of them. The sturdy boy clenched his fists and took a deep breath, "My goal is Senior Brother Luo Feng, I must pass the martial arts hall assessment within four years, that is, before graduating from college, and get the title of 'senior student' in the martial arts hall!"

Finally, Luo Feng's origin is introduced, and the protagonist is approachable, while the other two reasons for arrogance are answered. The plot advances to this point, and after all the opening suspense is explained, the reader has unconsciously substituted into the book, and has begun to take a strong interest in the protagonist.

At this point, the beginning of the story ended successfully, although the whole advancement is a small paragraph of a classmate seeking advice, but step by step, interlocking, the protagonist's high style and the interest of the story are very in place, and it is not surprising that readers will be attracted.

Through these two examples, we can see that storytelling should be told in a straightforward manner, and it is important to remember to pour everything out to the reader.

A really good way to tell a story is to have a clear sense of hierarchy, to say one thing at a time, and to hook the reader down.

It's like an old story:

Once upon a time there was a mountain.

There is a temple on the hill.

In the temple, there are two monks......

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Finally, to give one more example, it is still 101's great love "The Legend of Mortal Cultivation of Immortals"

Han Li was thinking about it. The middle-aged man asked someone to take out a tray. The tray presents three crimson hedrons. The red light of these hedrons flickered like raging flames. It's very eye-catching.

"Three Fire Molten Crystals. An excellent material for refining top-tier fire attribute magic weapons. The reserve price is five hundred spirit stones. Interested Daoists can make a bid. The blue-robed middle-aged man smiled and quoted the name, purpose and price of the items on the plate.

Han Li glanced at it casually. I'm going to withdraw my gaze. But suddenly his eyes froze. A soft sigh came out of his mouth.

"How. Your net worth. Do you still fancy this spar?" came the Great Yan Divine Monarch's lazy voice.

"The hard predecessors have a tendency to look away. Han Li said with a chuckle in his divine sense. At the same time, he suddenly quoted a price of "six hundred spirit stones". He actually participated in the auction of these three hedrons.

"How. What else is special about these three spars? Although the old man has cultivated to the fullest. But the consciousness is still there. I don't believe there's anything wrong with that. The Great God Monarch said with some disbelief.

"If you talk about experience, you know. The younger generation is naturally out of reach. But if you talk about the understanding of the demon pill alone. The younger generation does not dare to say that he is alone in the world. But the world can be stronger than the younger generation. It is estimated that there are not many of them. Han Li suddenly said in a strange voice.

"What does this have to do with the Demon Pill?" the Great Yan Divine Monarch heard Han Li's confident words. I was stunned. I couldn't help but ask in amazement

If it weren't for the fact that he knew that Han Li wasn't the kind of person who boasted. Listen to this. I'm afraid I immediately think if Han Li is not in his right mind

"Still. That's what you said. I guess there must be a reason for it. But if there is no convincing reason. The old man still had a hard time believing that there was anything strange about these three fire crystals. You must know that not only the old man didn't see anything unusual about these stones. It's the monks who are in charge of the auction to identify the materials. All of them are experienced. I will also misunderstand this kind of material that is not very rare. There was a pause. Dayan Shenjun still has the appearance of unbelief.

Hearing the skeptical words of the Great Yan Divine Monarch. A smile appeared at the corner of Han Li's mouth. Another high price was quoted in his mouth. Finally the other competitors stopped offering. Automatically backed away. (The highlight of this chapter, continue to hook and create suspense, but it doesn't reveal the secret, which makes people more and more curious)

Good. Eight hundred spirit stones. These three fire melts belong to the 243rd Daoist. Please this fellow Taoist. Go to the back hall to pay the spirit stones. Get the hedron "The man saw that the fire crystal was sold for a high price. Dawei is very happy. After glancing at the jade plate number in front of Han Li's desk. Said loudly.

Han Li heard this. Immediately pick up the jade plate. Walk towards the side door of the side.

There was already a white-robed Qi Refining Stage cultivator waiting there. As soon as he saw Han Li coming. Immediately led Han Li to turn a few corners. Go to one of the small halls in the apse and sit down. After the film. There was a nun who looked like a maid. Serve a cup of spiritual tea. And then went down.

Han Li looked at the tea. I didn't use it. Instead, he looked at the layout of the hall calmly.

Soon. A balding old man in the foundation building period walked in.

"Let the Taoist friends wait so long. I'm ashamed. Take a look. Is it something you photographed!" said the old man with a smile as soon as he entered. Then he handed over the jade box that had appeared in the main hall before.

Han Li was not polite. Took it and opened the lid. The red light inside was indeed the three flame crystals.

He didn't move, and picked them up one by one with his fingers. Double-check it. I didn't say a word for a long time. (The disconnection technique is so high that you can't wait to read the next chapter.) ）

P.S.101Every time I pick up a book, some people will be skeptical, saying that 101 you are going crazy if you pick it so carefully, and the great god never thinks so much about writing books, everything is a feeling, and with a sense of language, you can write it naturally.

101 admits that the great god doesn't think so much about writing books, including my recent reading of Stephen King's talk on writing, which also mentioned that he does not deliberately conceive the plot, but follows the feeling.

But 101 wants to ask: Is the writer of the street and the author of the great god have the same sense of language? Do you know what you will write if you let the bad sense of the writer who fights the street guide the writing?

It's either flat and straightforward, or it's scattered.

We have no choice but to study the works of great god authors, analyze and summarize some skills, and then deliberately train ourselves to write in that way, which is also a helpless way.

To put it bluntly, the sense of language is to read more books and write more, and it will be cultivated slowly, if a person doesn't study anything, first read ten years of novels, read 10,000 books, and have a sense of language.

The problem is that potatoes, tomatoes, and forgotten words are all in the best years of life, and they read a lot of books when they were teenagers, and they developed a correct sense of language at the best stage of language sense cultivation.

How many years does it take for us 20-year-old, 30-year-old, or even 40-year-old street writers who haven't written yet to study analytical skills, but to read books to death?

Isn't it?

Therefore, the way 101 follows is to write a book while reading intensively, and on the other hand, you have to consciously analyze and summarize, and make some rules to force yourself to improve. Although I am afraid that it is a little ingenious and blunt at first, if you insist on writing well, it will slowly become your own thing.

This is also the original intention of 101's insistence on "talking about writing" posts, not only for others to see, but also for oneself. Record yourself at a certain moment in a certain year, have such and such feelings, accumulate a lot, and get closer and closer to success.

In a word, self-encouragement.