Interview with Alcoholic 17K Literature Network (1)
On July 6, 2008, the alcoholic was interviewed, and the following is a summary of the contents (some typographical errors have been corrected accordingly)
Book friend: Drunkard, first of all, I am a wine fan, and I have been chasing your books since your first "Ming". I looked it up, and it seems that you have published a total of 7 works on the Internet. Is it?
Drunkard: Let me count, it should be eight, but one of them was abandoned halfway. It should be eight, and two of them are related to each other. There is also a book of urban halfway through.
Book friend: Which work in Ming, "Oracle of Blood", "Mixed in the World", "Qin", "Homeland", "Guidebook", and "Mixed in the World" is the most satisfying for you? Which work do you feel the most deeply about your creation? Which work did you find hard to write?
Alcoholic: So far, I'm not satisfied, not modestly, but personally. One of the most rare is "Ming", although many people have a lot of opinions about this book, but when I wrote it, I went around it. It's bitter and tiring. I feel the home more deeply, because there are a lot of life experiences in it.
For the record, the Oracle of Blood has no eunuchs. The copyright is in the hands of Xianwang, and I can't send it out.
Book friend: I remember that the first book I watched was "Ming" written by you, and I thought it was very shocking at the time. Looking back now, you can see that the work is full of idealistic colors, don't you think?
Drunkard: It's true that Akari is full of idealism, but it's also very close to reality. A lot of the material in it is taken from reality, but with my mind, I can't think of any solution, so the ending is very yy.
Book friend: I've been admiring my drunkard brother for a long time! Hurry up and ask a question: What new book will be written after "Home"? Is it still a historical theme? I began to conceive of no ......
Alcoholic: I haven't thought through the question of what happens to the homeland. In fact, I was scared, afraid of hitting the street, afraid of smashing my own popularity.
Book friend: I like your work, I hope I can talk to us writers face-to-face, the feeling of being high and high is always jealous, hehe!
Alcoholic: Regarding communication, in fact, I often be in the author's QQ group. Hehe, it's just that everyone rarely chats
Book friend: How long does it take for the home to end, and whether it has been added recently, so the update is slow
Drunkard: Regarding the word count of "Homeland", let me explain: there are only six volumes of the outline of the physical version of "Homeland", which means that the last volume you have seen so far. However, "Home" is divided into an online version and a physical version, and the online version will have one more volume. The next volume of the online version is called "Getaway", I think, with this name, everyone should be more assured about the ending
Book friend: Alcoholic boss, I am an Internet writer, I would like to ask, for the unknown writer who is still working silently and does not want to give up, as you have already achieved fame, do you have any advice?
Alcoholic: I'm not a success, I can only be considered to have been in this business for a long time. The advice for newcomers is to stop arguing on forums and read more traditional classics. Also, explore the strengths of others
Book friend: The drunkard is a great god, but there is only one question, why does the pen name alcoholic like to drink???
Alcoholic: Good drinker but not good at drinking, often drunk and drunk, so he is an alcoholic. In addition, he likes to talk nonsense, for fear of causing trouble, and he has the right to be drunk.
Book friend: The wine is big. All of a sudden, you'll wake up in your sleep with an idea. Then I got up in the middle of the night and wrote.
Alcoholic: I'm not a full-time writer, and I usually have to do some chores. I've been writing books in my spare time.,So I rarely dream.,Updates are irregular.,I'm sorry to everyone here.。 In fact, many manuscripts were written on Saturdays and Sundays and moved to the next week. Woo, I'm not lazy.
Book friend: At what age did you start writing...... By the way, predict your current age.
Alcoholic: Age is not a secret, 35, hehe, old wine.
Book friend: I watched "Ming" a long time ago, and I think the supporting characters in it are portrayed quite wonderfully, and I especially think that Zhu Yuanzhang is very in line with his character and is very brilliant. I really want to know that if I continue to write history in the future, I will write about that dynasty, and I will like to write pure historical novels with characters. Is it possible to write like this, to write about a historical figure to describe a dynasty?
Drunkard: It may be concentrated in the Tang Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, because writing about these two dynasties will not cause too much trouble. Otherwise, it is really unbearable for some allergic guys to wear the hat of intensifying national contradictions.
Book friend: Well, let me ask Ruochen, an enthusiastic sailor: Does the drunkard have his own author idols or other people's works that he admires? Ask the drinker to give us a big answer.
Alcoholic: I have many author idols, and my predecessors admired Lu Xun the most. I like Liang Xiaosheng very much in contemporary times.
Book friends: Will the actual books of "Ming" and "Guidebook" still be published? I bought the first one, and if I go to Australia, can I get your signature? I've been watching your novels since the beginning of "Ming".
Alcoholics: About the physical books of the Ming and the Guidebook. "Ming" and "Guidebook" are estimated to be eunuchs, and the publishing house said that they didn't make any money, so they were helpless. So, I would like to apologize to my friends who bought the book.
Book friend: Questions related to "Homeland": 1. How did Jiuda conceive it at the beginning of the creation of Homeland?
2. In the homeland, is it the characters who drive history forward, or does history drive the characters to constantly change themselves? Don't use what complements each other, the two interact with each other, what perfunctory couples~ What's the point? I think this is very helpful for us to create historical themes.
3。 What is the experience of writing an outline? ”
Alcoholic: Questions related to "Homestead", summary answers: A few questions, I will answer them together.
1. At the beginning of the creation of "Home", I wanted to write the story of a teenager looking for life in troubled times. At present, it is also developing according to this goal. There are many experiences on the plug, and there are character prototypes, but they are not the Tang Dynasty.
2, the story after Li Xu returned to the Central Plains is completely virtual. People and people and things around them are interactive, and only interaction and conflict have stories.
3. Write an outline, two words, "serious"
Book friend: Alcoholics, let me ask another question: now that many writers are transforming to the physical direction, do you have any plans to transform into entities in the near future?
Alcoholic: I won't transform, but I want to be a pathfinder between traditional literature and online literature. The two literary approaches are currently complementary and compatible, but will one day find a meeting point. Also, I'm proud to be an online writer. Before the advent of online literature, many Chinese people no longer read Chinese novels. It can be said that online literature has achieved what traditional literature has not done, although online literature has many shortcomings.
I remember someone saying that without Grimm's fairy tales, there would be no German nation. I would like to encourage all friends who insist on loving Chinese in this language.
Book friend: Under 8G, when the torch was in Australia, did the drunkards go to the streets? How do you feel?
Alcoholic: I was on the streets before the torch arrived in Australia. At that time, the Chinese in Melbourne were almost in full swing, and it was estimated that the march of 500 people would go to almost 10,000 people. But instead of focusing on our anger, the Western media spread rumors that we had attacked the locals. At that time, the police were nearby, and the so-called attacked person did not call the police. I posted relevant photos in the group. It was very angry, and it also affected the mood of writing for a long time.
Book friend: Wine big, how many words can you code in an hour?
Alcoholics: 800-1200
Book friend: The book recommended by the wine university for you to read~~~
Drunkards: "War and Peace", "Snow City", "The Complete Works of Lu Xun"
Book Friend: Alcoholics are very fond of that type of MM
Drunkard: Well, my wife is on the side, so I can't answer
Book friend: Have you ever thought about writing a novel where the protagonist is completely opposite. Showing the image of an evil force in front of the world is like that. Again, I personally appreciate Ryunosuke Akutagawa. I wonder what the wine university thinks of him?
Alcoholic: No, I'm stupid, so I can't write badly. I rarely read books by Japanese authors, woo.....
Book friend: The drunkard is big, do you have any plans to have more children? If so, how many children would be your ideal number?
Alcoholic: I don't have any plans to have children for the time being, I always feel that being a parent has a lot of responsibilities. And there are some responsibilities that I may not be able to bear.
Book friend: I feel that the level of "Home" has declined in the later stage, perhaps due to the influence of the alcoholic's mood. I hope that the drunkard can modify it at his leisure. At the very least, it can be modified in the physical version. Physical edition, out of a few copies, I'll buy a few. Worth!
Alcoholic: Definitely a lot of changes. There are two reasons for this level. First, this story is so long that you are tired of reading it, and I am also a little tired of writing it. Second, some bastards were so deceitful that I had to fight back in every way. I remember when I first came to Australia, the aborigines attacked the Chinese for their lack of love and eating dog meat, and I always explained shamefully, I haven't eaten it. But now, I like to tell them that there is no difference between eating dog meat and eating beef. Because I can't put a note on my forehead every day saying that I didn't eat dog meat
Book friend: Can Jiuda consider transforming into writing Xianxia or fantasy? It doesn't seem to have been answered
Drunkard: I've written fantasy, but it's not very successful. Xianxia didn't think about it.
Book friend: Jiuda: A friend was going abroad some time ago, and he couldn't make up his mind, so he was very depressed for a while, and I forwarded the articles related to your work to him. My friend finally paid attention to it, and now I am looking for a job in China with peace of mind, and I thank you here for my friend.
Alcoholics: If you have a stable income in China, you don't need to come out.
Book friend: I like Februaryhe's novels very much, among which "Emperor Qianlong" is the most like, will the drunkard be interested in writing such a kind of historical novel?
Drunkard: No, I scoff at the idea of the emperor and the power of the emperor embodied in "Emperor Qianlong". Februaryhe is a very high-level writer, but the feudal emperor's set is dross, and no matter how good a writer is, he can't overturn the case.
Book friend: One more question, have you ever had a similar plan? For example, how many books do you write in your lifetime? What topics do you plan to write about in the future?
Drunkard: Write until you can't pick up a pen, even if no one gives you money, hehe.
Book friends: Have you ever referred to readers' book reviews to temporarily modify the plot of the story?
Alcoholic: Yes, but not much. Reader comments do influence the development of some stories, but I will follow the outline of the overall trend.
Book friend: I didn't answer the question I asked the drunkard, but from "Guidebook" to "Homeland", the description of the war has become very detailed, and the detailed description of the drunkard is fascinating, but how can you keep the plot high and low on the basis of fine writing?
Alcoholic: My own experience is to change it a few times. I changed the first few thousand words of the guidebook no less than four times. Xiao Blood should still have the original manuscript there, which is completely different from what everyone saw later.
Book Buddy: What beliefs do you think support your writing? Is it just a hobby?
Alcoholics: First, I like to write; Second, there is a lot of income to be made from writing books right now, so why not do it.
Book friend: What is your original intention for writing? Is it a hobby or something else???
Alcoholics: It started out as a hobby. At that time, there was no dedicated fiction website
Book Friend: Does the drunkard talk about the improvement of his creativity when he drinks?
Alcoholic: A little bit, otherwise how would I find an excuse to buy alcohol?
Book friend: It's not about describing emperors, it's about writing about a historical figure you like, and then describing that era very strongly, such as the Tang Dynasty. (Editor's note: This question refers to the aforementioned book "Emperor Qianlong")
Drunkard: Yes, if I have enough information at hand, I will write about the Tang Dynasty. However, there is currently a lack of information
Book friend: I would like to ask the drunkard, to be honest, if the publisher wants you to change the plot of some books because of commercial needs, will you agree?
Alcoholic: I've encountered it many times, and I'm going to argue with it. But many times, it is useless to argue. It's like the Guide Book has been changed a lot, and I haven't been consulted at all. But the editor also tried his best, and it was certain forces that were at the mercy of the force.
Book friend: Xiaoxue should still have the original manuscript there, which is completely different from what everyone saw later. Well, I see, what about the robber nobles
Drunkard: The robber aristocracy wrote short stories for magazines, each requiring no more than 20,000 words, so they had to be compacted.
Book friend: Hehe, may I ask what is the name of your debut novel? Is it "Qin"? Can you share it with you?
Alcoholic: "Qin" has the entire book on the website.
Book Friends:
Drinker: Alright, thank you, and welcome everyone to visit my circle when you have time.
Book friend: Wine University, what do you think about some authors on the Internet who hastily end or change their original intentions because of the publishing house? How do you think you will find a balance between online serialization and publishing houses, not being swayed by publishing houses but balancing the interests between them, and I would like to ask the published novel publishers about your online connections.
Alcoholic: Yes, but there are not many ways.
At present, the power of online literature as a whole is still very small, and it is often swayed by publishing houses in a condescending manner. For me personally, I am used to communicating, communicating to solve, but still compromise with them in the end. However, it can be basically guaranteed that the books written in the future will not be affected by the speed of updating due to publication, including the homeland.
Book Friends:
Alcoholics: Thank you, to be honest, everyone's support is the motivation for my update. When writing online novels, the most feared thing is that no one applauds
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