However, although these works were of little value to the reader, they were very important to him, and it was through this great practice that he understood some of the main points of the novel. The plot has to be full of ups and downs to attract the reader, and it has to choose the theme that people care about most, whether it's love, or wealth, or honor and the value of life. Or, Balzac, who learned from this, that in order for his work to win the reader's favor, he must maintain his own passion, no matter how shallow, frivolous or even pretentious, but as long as this emotion is strong enough, the reader will inevitably be moved by the author. ”

"It should be said, however, that he was a typical novelist, and that he would turn all his experiences, even the most humiliating, into flour material in his mill: the Marquise de Castelli was written into his novels by him, and always appeared as the most frivolous, vicious, and dissolute aristocratic woman."

- The above two sentences are from "Reading is a Carry-On Refuge Tower: Maugham's Reading Notes"

The former tells us that when writing a novel, we must have full feelings, we need to know the audience's preferences, or move people with extremely strong emotions. The latter tells us that we can be angry when we write novels, try to have as little conflict with people as possible in real life, and deal with people, just arrange an ending for him in the novel that can't survive the third episode.

Today's Xiao Lai (from 2020.10.27): When I wrote these two essays, Xiao Lai was gray and white, because I just messed up a simple thing, which is the problem of getting along with people.

Yes, I messed up again.

It's also a little aggrieved, and somehow, as soon as I say cruel things to others, I will be very uneasy, feel very sorry for others, regret saying such things, and regret that EQ was not online at that time.

But that's what I said, and that's exactly what I thought. I'm sitting in front of the computer keyboard in a daze, typing these words like this for you to hear.

I hope that tomorrow will be fine, I can not worry about the problem of getting along with others, and as soon as I get home, I will give you the warmth of those days.

"Quietly Waiting for the Dawn" to keep the passion is in the hand, please wait a moment,

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