26 Fukuzawa Makoto, who loves books like life
As dusk approached, there were still only three voices in the room of the literary club.
The sound of drinking water, flipping a book, tapping on the keyboard.
It's mid-April, and it's coming to the end of spring, and the occasional cool breeze blows indoors, but it doesn't feel cold, but rather comfortable.
Saionji Akino repeatedly revised his 3,000-word manuscript three or four times, and finally pressed the save button.
This is the version that he completely reversed the three versions he had written last night and rewrote them.
He found that every time he read a book, or even every hour he spent, he would have new ideas, new sentences that would better fit the story.
But the overall story is not deviated, but the good and bad, how it is described, he has no bottom in his heart.
However, no matter how bad it is, this is also the story of your name, just the plot of this story, Saionji Akino thinks it can also be popular, but he still hopes to write as well as possible, so that this kind of excellent work can be widely circulated in this world and praised, so that it can be regarded as worthy of the author of the previous life.
"It's written." Saionji Akino noticed that there was a glass of water in his hand, he took a sip, and also said thank you to Himekawa Mao.
Himekawa shook his head slightly, staring at the notebook with shining eyes.
"Makoto, I want to watch it together, too."
"Let's be together, then."
The content of 3,000 words, starting from a confused dream, some small fragments, and inexplicable lines between the male and female protagonists, it can be said that the beginning is not very gripping.
But this part is only written in less than 300 words, and it quickly cuts to the chase.
The body of the male and female protagonists is exchanged.
The first act is the perspective of the male protagonist.
Akino of Xiyuan Temple is very impressed here, so some of the reactions to the hero's possession of the strange girl's body are also written in great detail, and some of the psychological activities are also emphatically portrayed.
In the end, the content of these 3,000 words is probably fixed where the heroine also finds herself swapping bodies.
Frankly speaking, just looking at the beginning, I can't actually see anything, but at present, I can see a general outline of the story, as well as the contradictions in the next plot.
That is, the chaotic dream at the beginning, those lines, and why is there a body exchange?
And the comet mentioned in the first act hit the earth, is it also a foreshadowing?
Makoto, as a senior who also makes money from light novels, has also written a lot of best-selling works, so she thinks she is qualified to guide Saionji Akino.
But at the moment, it seems that Saionji Akino is really talented, and the story throws four suspense at the beginning alone, attracting the reader to guess, and still exchanging the body for this novel way of opening.
Such an opening can already be said to be much better than many peach texts on the market that can be seen at a glance.
But... Why does it feel like this story can't be written for long?
"Interesting! It's fun, Saionji-kun!! Himekawa said with a ruddy face. She rarely reads light novels, and the routine of body swapping, which is not new, is naturally her first contact.
Although, it depicts that the male protagonist chose to catch the female protagonist as soon as he was possessed... It doesn't feel good to her, but after thinking about it carefully, it is precisely in this way that there is a dramatic effect, and it will be interesting, and she doesn't care about the follow-up.
Looking down all the way, it is quite smooth, and several foreshadowings are very obvious, which makes people look forward to the next development.
"Thank you."
However, Saionji Akino did not relax, after all, Fukuzawa Makoto had not yet spoken.
After a while, Fukuzawa Makoto re-read the opening chapter and asked, "You have listed all the outlines of this novel from the beginning to the end, right?" ”
"Yes."
"Sure enough... Then I won't talk about the issues to pay attention to in the development of the storyline, you already know enough. ”
"Then tell me your words, your words... In fact, from the point of view of writing light novels, it is completely sufficient, and it is completely fine. ”
"But I always feel like you're deliberately restricting yourself, as if you're writing an article according to a formula, first the scene description, and finally the dialogue, and then the action, in fact, you can be a little more flexible, such as the first dream, you can start directly with the dialogue, and those scene descriptions can be put into the second psychological description of the protagonist after waking up."
"You don't have to be too stiff to write, sometimes some of the flashes that can be remembered are just from some whims."
"Conformity will only ruin the spirituality of your novel."
After listening to this, Saionji Akino smiled bitterly, "But I always feel that I have no confidence, and I am a little afraid that I will ruin the best picture of this story because of my writing, which is what troubles me the most." ”
"Why put so much pressure on yourself?" Fukuzawa Makoto frowned and said, "Xiyuan Temple-kun, your mentality is not right, even if I admit that your story is indeed new and interesting enough, but you can't think of ascending to the sky in one step, right?" It's normal for the first work to have problems of one kind or another, but as creators, we can't stop writing just because we can't be the most perfect. ”
"This belongs to the tip of the horns, and there is no so-called perfection in this world, there will always be shortcomings."
"Yes, Saionji-kun, you should be more confident and write boldly." Himekawa Mao also encouraged.
"I see." Saionji Akino listened to their sincere suggestions and replied seriously.
"And... Some questions, although you already have a complete story and enough writing to match, have you studied the market, or rather, have you wondered why some novels can sell well? Fukuzawa asked, closing her laptop gently.
"Because it captures the needs of readers... And the story itself is interesting enough? ”
"Well, that's right, but there's one more key point."
"You have to be clear about the positioning of the novels you write, for example, mystery novels are written for mystery fans, so the text in it should not be gorgeous, but simple and concise."
"And in some romance novels, your plot can be rotten on the street, but the protagonist must be vivid, and the protagonist must be able to resonate with the vast majority of people, and the writing of love novels should naturally be more beautiful and gorgeous."
"There is also serious literature, why ordinary people can't read serious literature, it's because it's deliberately written, some entanglements, some deep discussions about human nature, these are all things that must be written in literary works, so the plot in it must be heavy, not pleasant and relaxed."
"So what is the task of light novels, light novels."
"Quite simply, it is to give the reader an emotional outlet, so that the reader feels comfortable after reading, and passes the time, which is the task of the light novel."
"So for this positioning, your novel can actually make some fine-tuning in terms of writing and overall plot."
"It's important to think about which plot and which part of the lines best to convey the emotion and make the reader empathize with what you're writing."
"If you do that, then your novel will definitely sell well, and conversely, even if it is a good story, it may be difficult to detect and end up in the dust."
Saionji Akino listened to Fukuzawa Makoto's words, and originally felt that he couldn't find the right direction, and his thoughts were all gone.
These are the essence of the speech!
Sure enough, joining the literary club was a very correct choice!
"I see, thanks for the pointers." Saionji Akino thanked Fukuzawa Makoto very sincerely.
It was the first time for Fukuzawa Makoto to tell others about this, and her little face was slightly red, "No need to do this, after all, you are a member of our club, and this is a necessary benefit for joining the club." ”
"Well, if you've written a good manuscript... Remember to show it to me as soon as possible..."
"If there's anything bad, I'll continue to give you advice."
"Also, do you need me to introduce editors for you? If you need it... I can also help you with the introduction. ”
Hearing this, Saionji Akino felt blushing, and he had to be helped by others, isn't this a little...
"You don't have to be embarrassed, I'm just a recommendation, and I can't get your novel published or anything."
"Everything depends on the quality of the novel itself, and if the quality is high enough, it will be popular wherever it is put in." Fukuzawa Makoto said lightly.
Hearing this, Saionji Akino paused, "Then I'll go and contribute this myself, thank you, Mr. Fukuzawa." ”
"Well, that's okay."
"It's not too early, let's end today's club activities."
"Okay, see you tomorrow then."
"See you tomorrow."
"Saionji Temple~"
After Saionji Akino left the club, Fukuzawa Makoto's tense breath just now instantly dispersed.
She opened the notebook in front of her and once again carefully read the opening chapter written by Akino of Saionji.
Looking at it, her two white calves began to swing involuntarily.
The girl was very happy, and what made her really happy was compared to the matter of instructing Saionji Akino.
She is about to witness the birth of a good-looking novel.
"I really want to urge him to write quickly... But... Ay... This opening is really well written... These foreshadowings are also..."
"I really want to see the progress of the story, I really want to see it..."Fukuzawa Makoto leaned on the table, whispering softly, and the sparkle in her eyes became more and more.
Himekawa Mao looked at Fukuzawa Makoto's cute appearance, and couldn't help pinching her face with his hand, "Don't worry, Makoto, I think Xiyuanji-kun is still very diligent, he estimates that he can write it in a week, right?" ”
"A week... It's been a long time..."Fukuzawa Makoto's heart is itchy, and it's uncomfortable not to see the full text for a day!
"You really love books," Himekawa chuckled.