101 On Writing (One Hundred and Eighteen) "Wei Xiaobao-style Characters
Recently, 101 had an epiphany again, from a book friend's evaluation of my new book, the following is the original text:
I admire 101's dedication to writing books, and I can't read your books. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The stone movement in this book is a copy of the protagonist of the post-90s, looking at the behavior, language, and psychological description of the stone movement. It's like watching an immature child play around the house. There are some psychological descriptions, although you write them with your heart, but they still reveal the immaturity of the protagonist everywhere. Looks like this is a common problem with your book.
This book, if online novels don't appear, I will spend money to rent and read it, and now that online novels are so proliferated, I am wronged to read this kind of slow-burning Jin Yong-style text, it is purely because I have a fever and burn out my brain!!
Not much to say, to give you a little advice.
When describing the protagonist, don't use too much immature language, the reader is not a child, and he doesn't want to be brought into the world of substitute children.
Boldly predict that this book is very difficult, and even if the contract is signed, it is estimated that it will not exceed 100.
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At that time, the book was written like this, the protagonist was clever and lively by nature, was caught by the demon monk, a blood sacrifice opened the qualification, and many children died, the protagonist had all kinds of lively thoughts in his heart, but he always chose to forbear, and then he was bullied many times, and he didn't fight back.
Then this book friend said that this protagonist is immature and can't be substituted!
101 didn't understand it at the time, it was said that it was such a character who was conceived, and he was only 13 years old when he appeared, so there must be immaturity in his words and deeds!
Is it because the protagonist is too passive and not enough to pretend?
Later, I watched "Rebirth God-level Loser", the protagonist is also a little cute and cute, and it is not a scheming type, why do readers like it?
Then I saw this book friend's message just now, and suddenly had an epiphany!
Ha ha...... This epiphany made 101 suddenly understand that in fact, the protagonist of any character can write, even if it is an idiot and a fool, it is no problem!
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It turns out that what readers want to see is that the protagonist pretends to be forced, as long as this premise is met, the protagonist has a low IQ and is childish.
Recalling that Wei Xiaobao first appeared on the scene, facing the vicious salt lord, as a mature person, he would not scold the salt lord in front of him and protect his mother, but chose to forbear and secretly take his mother away.
But Wei Xiaobao was slapped by him for scolding the salt lord! This loss was because he came out rashly.
But Wei Xiaobao's sense of battle has always been very strong, and then he resorted to three indiscriminate methods, pinched the eggs of the salt owl, and then rushed into the fighting house at the risk of life and death, saving Mao Eighteen!
Later, in the midst of laughing and scolding many times, he killed the official, chopped off people's feet, poisoned the eyes of her husband, killed Xiao Guizi, saved Mao Eighteen, and even worshiped the emperor as brothers.
Thinking about it carefully, Wei Xiaobao can be described as extremely bold, extremely foolish, and extremely immature, such as pulling out the monk's peony flower after returning to his hometown, and his own mother is **, quite disapproving.
But he is so bold and nonsense, and often does feats that even adults can't accomplish, such as killing Aobai, such as quelling the rebellion of Rosa Kingdom, exterminating Shenlong Island, and so on.
In this way, the reader first has the impression that this protagonist is too nonsense, and I am afraid that he will suffer, but in the end, not only does he not suffer, but gets more rewards.
And he has an extremely strong initiative, does not flinch when encountering difficulties, and is as happy as a Q, while using strategies and fighting wits and courage with the enemy, which makes his optimistic and foolish personality play a positive role.
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On the other hand, my protagonist was suppressed as soon as he appeared, and then he kept forbearing, so he didn't have the characteristics of Wei Xiaobao who didn't accept it, in fact, Wei Xiaobao also had times of forbearance, such as being caught by the Heaven and Earth Society and locked up in a jujube bucket, he was still optimistic and positive, he couldn't escape anyway, he simply ate dates, and slept when he was full.
When Wei Xiaobao was forbearing, although his mind was also lively, he had been actively thinking about the possibility of escape, on the other hand, my protagonist was blind and lively, and he didn't do practical things, so he had a kind of fake feeling that he didn't practice just talking.
It seems that my protagonist is childish!
In fact, the difference is that Wei Xiaobao is not mature, but he can do great things, so he is likable!
Fooling around, contempt for authority, left and right, etc., have become the bright colors of this character.
In the same way, although the protagonist of "Reborn God-level Loser", although he is not a thoughtful character, he can make a name for himself by fooling around, making others willing to be fools and teased by him, which makes people feel good, and has a hearty feeling of laughing and scolding.
Just like Forrest Gump, people do anything, even running blindly, with a group of admirers behind him, he's a fool, isn't he? Yes, but readers don't hate him, they like him!
It's the protagonist's initiative, let go of what he wants to do! It's the protagonist's courage, in order to protect the girl he likes, just do it if he doesn't accept it! It's because he saves his comrades in the smoke of gunfire, it's because he stupidly sticks to the most precious thing in life, it's because he pretends to be forced, he's domineering, and he's majestic!
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Having said all this, in fact, the reader's request is very simple, if the protagonist can't do what the reader can't do, then be low-key and normal.
If a certain difficulty can be overcome by the reader, the protagonist will not be able to behave abnormally, because it will appear that the protagonist is inferior to the reader.
Unless, the protagonist can do things that readers can't do if they break their heads, such as Wei Xiaobao poisoning the eyes of her husband, killing Xiao Guizi, and then disguising herself as Xiao Guizi and lurking next to her husband, this kind of thing, the protagonist's unique character shines.
It will make the reader feel that the protagonist is super individual, super powerful!
Just imagine, Xuzhu's mother-in-law's mother accidentally poisoned and blinded her husband's eyes and killed Xiao Guizi, he must have apologized to her husband in annoyance, interesting, right?
What about Duan Yu? I will tell my husband Hai, I believe in Buddhism, I can't kill, you can take my life! But the real qi in his body is vigorous, and he can't kill him if he wants to!
What about Qiao Feng? will tell my husband that Lao Tzu will not only poison your eyes, but also slap you to death with one palm, and accept your life!
What about You Tanzhi? will tell my husband ruthlessly, as long as you help me win Ah Zi's heart, it doesn't matter if I give you my eyes!
Visible...... The unique character of the character is based on pretending, and the reader will worship and agree with it first, and the character characteristics will shine.
Otherwise...... It is best to write the protagonist of the pan-personality, low-key and forbearing, and when he is bullied, he decides whether to fight back according to his own strength.