The nearly 500-day series has finally come to an end, and I have imagined countless times that "I will go for a big meal when the book is finished" or "go out for a walk", but the result is much calmer than I imagined, and it is more of a feeling of "it is over".

Speaking of which, unlike most online writers, I had never read anything online before I wrote this book.

Yes, not a single one.

The motivation for online serialization is purely to think that this platform is easy to use, register an ID, Ctrl+C and then V, and go up.

So stupidly didn't even want to make a cover, and when the editor asked me for copywriting, I thought, what is copywriting?

In fact, I only had the intention of writing about 700,000 words, because I flipped through "Langya Bang" casually, and the original work was only 700,000. I thought to myself, that means that's enough space to tell a good story. Later, I flipped through Jin Yong's classics, whether it was the Condor Trilogy or "Smiling Proud Jianghu" or "Tianlong Babu", they were all about one million words, and the longest Lu Ding Ji was more than 1.2 million words.

But I didn't expect that the editor would give me a slap in the face at the beginning.

He asked me how much I had written, and I said triumphantly:

"I'm almost done, I've written half a million words."

"500,000 is almost finished? How much are you going to write? ”

"700,000."

"700,000...... This article is about the same length in the female frequency, and the male frequency has to start at one million words. ”

To be honest, I was very confused at the time.

I learned much later that many readers don't even click on the dots when they see a million words, but at that moment I really didn't understand why.

Anyway, the editor couldn't see my expression through the screen, so I replied, "It's going to be a million...... Yes, too. ”

"Really?"

"Yes, it's okay to expand the outline."

"Okay, I'll fill in the number of words for you according to 1.2 million words."

Wait a minute...... Why is there suddenly another 200,000?

It's good that the editor didn't see me...... Otherwise, I'll see the orange in my left hand fall to the ground.

That's the beginning of the game.,I don't know the three golden chapters.、I don't know the cool point.、I don't know the rhythm.、I don't know the face-slapping bridges and routines.,I don't even know the difference between a recommendation ticket and a monthly pass.,A complete Internet novice.,Started serializing...... God, who gave you courage? Sure enough, the ignorant are fearless.

So the book friends who read "Blue Sea" probably have feelings.

Well? How does this book feel a little different from what it reads before?

Well, because the author doesn't even know what it should be, hell if it can be the same.

But it's good.,Grab a handful of the same.,There's no shortage of me in this book.。

It's also a good idea to try it for a different taste, right?

About the title of the book.

It's a twist and turn...... The original name of "Blue Sea Flame Record" was denied, and the editor said that people didn't know what to say after watching it, and it was more like a fairy tale.

Then I thought about several of them, all of which were rejected, such as "A Thousand Schemes" and "Blood Splash Danqi......

So what makes a good book title? Can you give some examples? I asked the editor.

"X comes", "I want to do XX", for example."

I made up my brain, so what should I do, is it called "Strategy"? In fact, to be honest, when I saw the title of "X Lai", I was confused and didn't know what he was going to talk about.

"Big editor, this ...... I'm a history class, or do you want to be a little heavy? It can't be called "I want to be an emperor", right? ”

"Well...... "I want to be the emperor", this one is pretty good, better than the previous ones, as long as you want."

I felt like the orange in my left hand had fallen to the ground again.

"No, no, no...... My protagonist doesn't want to be an emperor at all,...... Let me think about it, I can't deceive the reader after all, can I? "I felt the risk of giving examples.

In desperation, I took a name that the editor was finally willing to nod tod, "Blue Sea".

However, inexplicably, the title of the book seems to have been registered!

Add a suffix.......

So the nine-character title appeared, resulting in the title of other people's books being "clear at a glance" when various recommended positions, and only my title ended with an ellipsis "unfinished".

I'm the 2B that tested how long a book title could be.

If I were to choose the title of the book again, it would never be more than three words, I don't believe that we will see the next book!

Of course, because the original title of the book failed to pass, it turned out to be a grudge that did not disperse, resulting in two deliberate appearances in the book, and each time it was the main event.

After all, it's the one you like the most......

Let's talk about the plot and setting.

There are a few principles that have been immovable from the start.

For example, there is absolutely no one whose IQ is not online. Since it's a battle of wits, you have to be equally strong.

A famous saying says: People fight with each other, and the fun is endless.

People and pigs fight, and it's hell to have fun. It's like taking Lu Bu to crush a hole, will it be cool?

But it's really hard to do that, because all the strategies are designed by the author alone, and it's like playing chess with your left and right hands, and you have to think twice about winning or losing without a trace. And most of the strategies in the book are interlocking, and if you make a mistake, you will all be in vain.

Of course, it's okay for the character's IQ to drop a little once in a while, which involves the weakness of each character. In fact, this is also related to my second principle: all people must be a complex of contradictions, and the more opposites the better, and must not be written as a 100% face-painted body of good and evil.

For example, the biggest traitor in the book is Ye Zhiqiu, but he is also the most loyal minister. It's nothing more than his treachery and loyalty, and the object is different. And how loyal he is to Chang's family, how rebellious he is to Cangwu. Whether it is loyalty or rebellion is actually just the yin and yang side of a leaf. The positive side of the leaf burns to charred ash, and the negative side is gone.

For another example, Zhu Zhiling, the toughest and most domineering, is actually the most vulnerable person. Usually she is like a piece of tempered glass, which can bear extremely heavy weight. But Zhao Wuyun is like a dead hole in the corner of this piece of glass, once he is knocked out, he will end up in pieces.

There are no absolute good or bad people in this world.

Every choice is the shining point of the character.

Unfortunately, a lot of content was cut due to unsatisfactory subscription results. In fact, Wen Lan did not die in Hanjiang, but in Kamakula. Zhu Zhijie should not have died in Xuelu, but in the hands of Emperor Wen. Ye Yin's ending was not so happy, Lu Qiusheng's life was not so lucky, and even Su Xiaochen was ......

In short, the suffering that the characters should have had is much less, maybe I can't bear it later, or maybe the characters have died too much, so I just stopped it.

In the next book, I'll definitely try to change the tone to be brighter and more cheerful.

Speaking of foreshadowing, this thing really makes me love and hate it.

Personally, I like the Grass Snake Gray Line and then enjoy the moment of "sudden realization" at the end, but not everyone likes it.

As a result, some people read a point like me and suddenly think it's wonderful, while others don't even pay attention to the hidden details.

For example, the fact that Emperor Wen is Zhu Zhijie's own uncle has been hinted at when Li Chongyan first met her at the beginning (Volume 2), but the real mystery is revealed in the last few volumes. If the reader reads it in one sitting, then of course there is no problem, unfortunately the serialized format greatly diminishes the advantages of foreshadowing. After reading the book for a year, who can still remember the beginning?

So after finishing this book, I also reflected on this point again and again, the foreshadowing can be buried, but not too much, just put the finishing touch.

About the text.

Since my first job was as a news editor, I was used to explaining things in as little space as possible without a single word, so I never wrote a word.

When I first started writing, I thought it was a good habit, but then I realized that it wasn't quite the case. If the text is too concise and the amount of information is too large, it is easy to make the reader feel tired. Nowadays, most readers open online articles to find relaxation, rather than to bother with delving into anything. Of course, it's not good to be too watery, but it's not good to be too watery, the key is still a degree, which may be the word "rhythm" that veteran authors say.

recalled the hard work of more than a year, and was fortunate to have the support of book friends all the way. There are goldfish liang who continue to dedicate wonderful book reviews, mountains and rivers are long, I don't know the old, or the old man who silently votes for the monthly ticket 999, Teddyfat, wars, etc., I can see your mind.

Thank you very much! I remember the avatar of each and every one of you, and the moment you open the web page every day, you will feel full of warmth!

The story is over, but I'll keep writing!

See you in our next book!