Many new authors get stuck when it comes to choosing a topic. Some people’s minds are blank and they have no idea what topic to choose; some people feel that there are countless topics and they don’t know which one to choose. In fact, there are several topics to choose from.

With a fixed routine, the subject matter and even the outline can be easily derived step by step. Here, I will first introduce the simplest one - expanded syntax.

In the final analysis, all YY novels can be summed up in one word, and that is the word "strong". No matter what, no matter which aspect, only if it is strong will readers like to read it. This can be called the first YY novel

The status of a law can be said to be equivalent to the status of the law of conservation of energy, which is the first law of thermodynamics, in physics.

The so-called sentence expansion of YY novels starts from the word "strong".

Who is stronger? Of course it has to be the protagonist. The protagonist himself is not strong, but his father is Li Gang. This model is also feasible, but this can be attributed to the strong character of the protagonist, so in the final analysis, it is always right that the protagonist is strong.

Now, the sentence is expanded to "the protagonist is strong".

For YY novels, it is not enough for the protagonist to be averagely strong, nor is it acceptable for the protagonist to be average. If the protagonist is just a slightly stronger person among ordinary people, then obviously not many people will be interested. Therefore, he must be very strong.

Strong, very strong, extremely strong, only the strongest.

Therefore, the sentence is expanded to "the protagonist is super strong".

The above is a fixed model, and the following expansions require the author to choose. That is, what is the protagonist's strength?

The protagonist's strength can be reflected in many different directions. For example, the simplest and most common one is the protagonist's strength in force. In addition to strength, the protagonist can also be strong in knowledge, wealth, status, power, etc.

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Here, different choices will determine the general subject type of the work. It should be said that there is no good or bad choice. It depends on the author's own style and characteristics and writing strengths. Try to maximize your strengths and avoid weaknesses, and choose the subject matter that best suits you.

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For example, if the author is engaged in the financial industry, or has a good understanding of this industry, he can choose a protagonist who is strong in wealth, thereby determining that the work is about business war. Generally speaking, it should be an urban business war article. And if the author is good at various business ideas

If you are familiar with various marketing methods but don’t know much about the details of the current financial industry, you can set the background of the story in ancient times and write it as a historical business war novel, or write a fantasy business war novel.

In short, the author's choice here should definitely not focus on which genres are popular and which genres have more readers, but should focus on their own abilities, what they are familiar with, what they are good at, and what they like, so as to make the most appropriate choice.

For example, if the author's writing style is passionate and sensational, then he can consider strong force or power, which corresponds to passionate upgrade stories and war military stories.

Now, the sentence becomes "The protagonist is super strong in xx field".

After determining the field, the next step is to consider the reason why the protagonist is so strong, or the reason. In a sense, this is the most important core of the book and the true essence of yy.

When expanding sentences, this point can also be given priority, move the step before the field, or combine the two points and consider them together.

Why is the protagonist strong? This question may leave many new authors confused and unable to think of any reason. But in fact, as long as you think about it for a moment during your daily reading, you will find that the protagonist is actually nothing more than powerful.

So a few old routines.

Taking traditional martial arts as an example, the protagonist generally has several common reasons for being strong.

First of all, good luck. This is the most common martial arts routine. The so-called immortality after falling off a cliff, learning magic skills, swallowing ten thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, meeting a weird old man who calls himself "Brother"... and other routines that have been used countless times.

, has created one strong protagonist after another. But in the final analysis, it is actually the protagonist’s good luck.

The second is that the teacher has a good family background. This is a common routine of the earlier batch of martial arts. At the beginning, a handsome young knight riding a white horse and carrying a sword appears on the stage. Obviously, the young knight's background is unusual.

, either from a powerful sect or from an extraordinary wealthy family. This is the reason why the protagonist is strong.

The third is high talent. If you don’t want to arrange a good background for the protagonist and don’t give him adventures again and again, the protagonist can only rely on high talent to stand out from others. Correspondingly, there is another

It depends on the protagonist's diligence, but this reason is not very convincing. After all, there are only 24 hours in a day, and the protagonist does not sleep every day, how much stronger can he be than others? This can make the protagonist strong, but it does not qualify as super strong.

This premise.

Generally speaking, martial arts novels have these three types of routines. However, although each of them is very cliché, these classic routines can be said to be eternal. Even if you continue to use them now, you only need to change the clothes and match them with different settings.

, different characters, different plots, it is still a brand-new novel and can still attract a large number of readers.

Of course, many years after the rise of online novels, there are now more than just the three above-mentioned routines, and the reasons why the protagonist is super powerful have also become more diverse.

Time travel, rebirth, reincarnation, possession by gods, favor from aliens, ancient relics, natural abilities, smart computers, racial talents...

From all kinds of strange reasons, you can choose one that is more consistent with other settings, and then continue to expand the sentence to "Because of xx, the protagonist is super strong in xx field."

At this point, there is only one last item left that needs to be expanded, that is, after the protagonist becomes stronger, what will he do and what is his goal?

If a strong reason is the core of the novel, then the protagonist's goal and the process of achieving the goal are the main body of the novel. This is a point that many new authors tend to overlook. If there is no such goal, the protagonist's strength will be lost.

It has become meaningless.

The simplest way to set a goal is to unify the goal with the field itself. For example, if the protagonist is strong in wealth, then make money and become the world's richest man as his goal.

This goal can be applied to most works, except for the invincible novel where the protagonist is the best in the world.

In addition to the goal of becoming stronger, the most common setting is revenge. The revenge of killing his father, the pain of annihilating the family, the humiliation of the crotch, racial hatred... the various grievances of the protagonist can become his motivation for revenge.

It can also become the driving force behind the development of the story.

Revenge can be said to be a destructive act, but on the contrary, construction, whether it makes the family better, makes the sect more prosperous, or makes the country rich and powerful, can also become the goal of the protagonist and the key to the development of the plot.

direction.

Whether it is revenge or repayment, whether it is destruction or construction, whether you want to be strong or want to live an ordinary life, in fact, the goal is not the most important, but the protagonist must have a goal, no matter what it is.

In addition, it should be noted that for a work of two to three million words, the goal can be staged, such as revenge. It does not mean that the work must end if the revenge is successful. You can completely set up another one for the protagonist.

New goals. Therefore, there is no need to deliberately delay the protagonist's achievement of goals in order to make the story longer.

At this point, the first stage of the sentence expansion work has been completed. The sentence has become "Because xx, the protagonist is super strong in xx field, he will rely on his ability to complete xx."

By now, the theme concept, work type, and main story line of the book have basically been determined. However, if you want to make the writing smoother, the sentence expansion work must continue.

The first is to complete the protagonist's personal information, just like filling in marriage materials. The protagonist's appearance, body shape, family background, occupation, income, family and friend relationships, abilities, personality, etc., should be described in detail as much as possible.

The more detailed it is, the more helpful it will be for future writing.

The selection of these settings mainly follows two principles.

First of all, it must comply with the major premise of yy, or in other words, do not artificially increase the difficulty of writing.

For example, setting the protagonist as a female, an ugly disabled person with a cowardly character and good-for-nothing... This obviously increases the difficulty of writing. I believe that under normal circumstances, no author would deliberately choose this. Therefore, this is actually

It's very easy to do.

Secondly, there is the principle of non-conflict with each other. For example, if you set the protagonist’s family background and set him as an orphan since he was a child, these two settings conflict with each other, and one of them must be modified.

This seems easy, but it is actually a bit troublesome. This requires us to first perfect the settings, then find out the conflicting parts, and then modify them, and then find out the conflicting parts, and then modify them...

If you are lucky, you will be able to complete the modification quickly, but if you are not lucky, you will find that one conflict has been modified, and another conflict has arisen at the same time... Here, you must be a little patient, and all conflicts must be resolved.

, can you officially start writing.

The second thing that needs to be expanded is the process of the protagonist completing the goal, and this is actually equivalent to the outline of the work.

Let’s leave aside the specific way of writing an outline for now. What we want to focus on now is how to mechanically expand it. Generally speaking, there are two simplest ways.

The first is the cutting method. Divide the protagonist's distance from the goal into many equal parts, and then complete it segment by segment. For example, if the protagonist's goal is to be the best player in the world, then setting this requires the protagonist to reach level 100, and the protagonist is now

Level 0. In this way, the whole process is divided into one hundred equal parts, and then the specific plot can be designed piece by piece and written piece by piece.

The second is the twists and turns method. Deliberately setting up various obstacles for the protagonist, adding many twists and turns to a thing that was originally smooth, making the plot more twists and turns, and then, between each twist, continue to set up obstacles, and continue

Add twists and turns, and after doing this for several times, it can become the skeleton of the outline.

After doing the above, the sentence becomes "The protagonist is a xx person, because xx, he is super strong in the field of xx, and he will rely on his ability to complete xx, although there will be difficulties in xx and xx."

At this point, the sentence expansion work has been completed, and the overall concept of the novel has actually been completed.

Maybe you will feel confused when you see this. Let me give you an example and practice it. I believe you will understand.

Starting from "the protagonist is super strong", the first step is to imagine what makes him strong.

Let's just choose the most common one, the main character is strong. At this point, there is no need to consider anything new.

The second step is, why is the protagonist so powerful?

Here, it is best to be more novel in the settings. Of course, the so-called novelty is only relative. In essence, it cannot break away from the old routines. All we can do is to put on a cloak that has not been overwritten.

Let's first randomly choose an old routine, for example, the protagonist's master is strong.

Then, put a slightly fresh coat on the old routine, so that readers will not see the same old content at first glance. So, what coat should you put on it?

Is the protagonist’s master reborn or time traveled? This is rare, but think about it again. This is just the first impression that makes people feel fresh. Later, they still have to use the old routine of time travel and rebirth to perform yy. Once the freshness wears off, it’s not as good as

Just let the protagonist travel through time.

The protagonist is possessed by a demon king, and the soul of an extremely powerful man is attached to the protagonist and becomes the protagonist's master? This is feasible, at least more reliable than the previous one, but it is also not novel.

So, let the protagonist get alien teaching instruments, let him get the ancient scrolls, let him get the guidance of the descending beasts, let him get the guidance of his future self, let him...

None of these seem appropriate. For example, getting guidance from your future self is a good choice, but to be honest, it is actually a rebirth article.

After thinking over and over, we made a setting where the protagonist has a special ability and can see what happened in the past at a certain location.

In this case, it is equivalent to the protagonist having many good masters.

For example, if a certain sect has a famous teacher, the protagonist can go to that sect to clean the floor and do odd jobs. After the famous teacher lectures, he can go there to clean up and listen to what he said before.

After the battle between strong men, he can go to the battle site to witness a battle between dragons and tigers, and absorb rare practical experience at close range.

He can go to this place to "view" the secret after someone obtains a powerful secret, studies it alone and leaves.

... Countless opportunities arise from this, which is equivalent to the protagonist having countless super powerful masters.

In addition, it is best to upgrade this ability. From the beginning, you can only see a few minutes ago, and gradually improve. As the protagonist's strength increases, the protagonist can see things that happened earlier. He can even see the ancient gods.
To be continued...