For more than three years, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Qiu Qiu, Xiuxiu, Shi Shigege, Zhu Yourong, Zheng Yucong, Zheng Gongyin, Shen Rongxuan, Ye Ziyu, Shang Xiaojun, Hu Jiong, Wu Yanbin... these people accompany me every day, making me happy. I have to think hard for them every day, arranging every word they say, everything they do, arranging their thoughts, feelings, love and hate... In my feeling, they are not just characters in novels, but also people. Living people live in my mind and heart. They are like family members who live with me day and night. Sometimes I love them, sometimes I hate them, but now suddenly one day, they left together and I no longer need them. Me.
Needless to say, this book has not escaped the fate of many books - it is brilliant in the first half and starts to go downhill in the second half. However, due to the continuous increase in the total number of numbers and the continuous accumulation of serialization time, the book's reputation is still growing day by day. Increased. However, many old readers left, and many new readers joined. In the end, those more picky readers left, and the remaining readers were mostly like me - reluctant to leave Xiang Xiaoqiang and the others. I can't bear to part with this book and this story. Xiang Xiaoqiang and the others have become not only my relatives and friends, but also the relatives and friends of many people... When I think of this, Lao Mao feels extremely relieved.
I feel lucky that I didn’t panic on the first book. Many people struggled on the first book, including those who were stronger than me. Of course, a very important reason is that I persevered. There are 9 books before and after this book. , 946 chapters, a total of 3.41 million words. Thinking about it now, I really don’t know how I wrote it. When I started writing it, I really didn’t expect to write so much, and I couldn’t believe that I could write so much. If there was someone at that time If you tell me that my first book will be written with more than three million words in one breath, I will be scared to death.
I remember that just after I signed 17, the editor-in-chief received a huge salary, and it was Sister Nanfeng who came from me - I forgot, anyway, it was one of them who told me four words: The leftover is king. Yes, it is "the leftover" ". At that time, she told me that if you want to succeed in this industry, the most important thing is persistence. You may not be as talented as others, you may not be as good at making up stories as others, or you may not even be as updated as others... But as long as others persist If you can't stop, but you can persist, you will win. As long as you can persist, "time" will be on your side and will help you eliminate most of your competitors.
Neither I nor many other authors are so heroic when they first pick up the pen and open a book. The word "eunuch" seems not to exist in our dictionary at all. Although there are astronomical numbers of eunuchs every day The book Eunuch dropped, but when we started writing the first book, no one thought that this would happen to us. Me too. When I first started writing, I was very ambitious and felt that even if my book was not guaranteed If you know how to be popular, you will definitely not be a eunuch. Indeed, when I wrote the first few hundred thousand words, that was when I felt most comfortable and confident when writing. But when I reached more than 400,000 words, I began to feel confused for the first time. So I wrote down a lot of words. I have never been on the rookie list, I have never been on Sanjiang, I have never been on any "" (the starting point of this book), and the hope of signing a contract is very slim. Looking from afar, I really can't see much future. I can only. Like many newcomers, I comfort myself by saying, "My book is a slow-burner" - although everyone knows that "slow-burn" and "rush" actually mean the same thing.
At this time, many people - the author, including some experienced readers who really cared about me, began to suggest that I stop, decisively quit the eunuch, and start a new book. I myself was also seriously thinking about whether it was necessary to write it down.
At that time, it was the first time that I seriously considered the "eunuch" issue of this book. But at that time, I was in the spotlight, and my thoughts were flowing, and I didn't feel like I couldn't persevere. I weighed it purely from an intellectual perspective: Yes
Is it better to keep writing and keep trying your luck? Or should you adopt the experience of others, stop decisively, and start a new book?
Of course, even if I dropped the book at that time, it was not necessarily a wrong choice. Maybe the new book would have better luck and be favored by an editor, or maybe I would learn a lesson and write the beginning of the new book more attractively, so that the new book would be more attractive.
It doesn’t necessarily mean it will be on the new book list. Of course, the starting point is a big pond. A big pond has the advantages and disadvantages of a big pond - strong winds and waves, deep water, fierce competition, and talented people like clouds and fierce people like rain. Even the best people will be excited there.
If you can’t afford the waves, some books and some people will definitely be buried. Not to mention me, a person who is neither awesome nor fierce, so there is no reason to complain. But as long as people have perseverance, are really talented, and persevere, they will be left behind.
The law of "the first is king" will always surface. This principle is not only true for writing books, but also for all walks of life. This is something I firmly believe.
But it’s easy to say that now, but I couldn’t see it that way at the time. At that time, I didn’t plan to write three million words. I planned to write hundreds of thousands of words. But now I have written more than 400,000 words, and I am still in the same situation.
Even if I was not in prison at the time and continued writing, how long could I have written? How many more words could I have written? I didn’t sign it when I had 400,000 words, so would I have signed it when I had 500,000 words? Would I have signed it if I had 600,000 words? It is said that Qidianli has 100 words
There are so many unsigned books with over 10,000 words. If that were the case, would I really have written more than 1 million words? It’s definitely impossible.
When I think of this, I shudder, like a person lost in the desert, not knowing which direction there is water, not knowing which step I will take before I fall to the ground and die of thirst.
Fortunately, at this time, 17 extended an olive branch to me. The then editor of the 17 Military History Channel, Ying Yingwen, found me and saved this book and me. He said that he read my book and felt that it
This book is very powerful, and its perspective is very novel. Based on his experience, this book will definitely become popular in 17 years. At that time, I didn’t dare to expect anything “popular”, I just thought about being signed and getting royalties from writing.
, just prove that my path is feasible and that I am the material. So after weighing it, I came to 17. And Ying Yingwen is my guide, it can be said that he has been kind to me, and I will always
I will never forget it. Without him, there would be no "Da Ming 1937" today.
After I turned 17, the treatment I received was beyond my imagination. Page covers, channel covers, strong editors (it seems to be called this) again and again, and there were many lists, new book lists, subscription lists, etc., "Da Ming 1937"
》 are also frequent visitors. In short, this book often appears on the page, or is hung on the channel page, or even worse, it stays on the subscription list around the clock. At least in the early and middle stages of this book,
There has never been a list of the top 15 subscriptions, and the title "Da Ming 1937" can always be found on the page.
Just like that, at 17, my book became popular. As I typed the entire text by hand, I really found the feeling of an online writer.
When the book reached about 100,000 words, the legendary "million-word threshold law" came into effect. At this time, the passion for a new book had been completely exhausted. The plot conceived in the early stage could be
I have finished writing everything I have written. The pressure of typing and updating day after day makes me breathless... At this time, writing this book is no longer a pleasure for me. At least the pain begins to outweigh the pleasure.
.It is said that most new authors became eunuchs at this time. I understand this very well. At this time, it is so tempting not to write. I began to crazily desire to return to a "normal" life, eat after work,
Drinking, singing, going to shops, playing games...many things that I took for granted before can make me happy just thinking about it now.
When I was reading books in the past, I often saw many authors saying, "Your support is the biggest motivation for me to keep writing." I used to think that this was a cliché from authors, equivalent to a celebrity coming on stage and saying, "My dear viewers, I miss you so much."
But now that I have written a book, and have personally struggled with the threshold of "whether to be a eunuch or not", I deeply understand that this is definitely not a cliche.
Every day I watch the lively discussions in the book review area, watch readers arguing about the performance parameters of various weapons, arguing about various opinions in the book, speculating about the following plot, and asking me to arrange a supporting role... In this case, I really
I can't convince myself, and I can't do it. This is not me keeping a diary, or writing novels for my own entertainment. Now there are a large group of people who laugh, get angry, and have fun with my stories every day.
, let’s worry together. This is no longer my problem alone.
Among the authors, I also have a die-hard reader - Xiaoqi Xiaoda. At that time, he was still serializing "Iron Age". I am ashamed to say that I had not read his "Iron Age" at that time, but he must read me every day.
"Da Ming 1937", after watching it, I discussed the plot with me in the group. I began to think that the university was just out of good intentions to support newcomers, and watched some symbolically, and then said some words of encouragement. Unexpectedly, every time I went to
When we were in a group, he would catch him and discuss the plot with me. The school principal would praise the outstanding parts of my writing without hesitation, and then put on a very evil smile and giggle there. I wrote it
For the bad parts, such as the plot being delayed, boring, and illogical, the school principal was not polite and gave me a heads-up. I think there is really no other reason besides really liking to read my book, hahaha...
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Sometimes I really hate this book, and when I really don’t want to write, I chat in the group chat to relieve pressure, and even hope that this will go on forever and I will never have to write again. At this time, the school principal often pops up unexpectedly,
I would like to say something sarcastic: Mao Da, have you updated it today? You haven't coded it yet... The third one. For a while, I suffered from "Xiao Riding School Phobia" and I didn't dare to go to the group for many days. Then I couldn't bear it anymore.
Whenever I show up, the school boss always jumps out immediately and says: Wow, I’m surprised to see the cat boss! Then the second sentence is: Why hasn’t it been updated today?
...It meows, what else can I do? In this case, it is much more difficult for me to find the eunuch than the eunuch.
At this point, in addition to my book friends, Blood Rewards, Sister Nanfeng, and Xiaoqiu School, they are the three people who have given me the greatest help and encouragement. I sincerely thank them.
Later, once this threshold was passed, I felt much better, and I was officially in the state. Although there was less passion and less "pleasure" later on, my writing became more stable, and the possibility of being a eunuch was also reduced.
When you write the first few hundred thousand words, you still have to put a lot of thought into organizing the language and selecting words and sentences. After more than one million words, writing becomes much smoother, and you basically don’t need to spend much thought on "writing style".
It came out subconsciously.
This book was so long to write and took me several years. I missed a lot of things, especially not making much money, but I also gained a lot. For example, writing style, writing skills... these are all
It allowed me to grow from a casual person to a professional writer. More importantly, I understood the true meaning of "perseverance in doing things". If this was just a motto before, now it has become a personal experience. This is
The most important thing is that it can be used for a lifetime and cannot be bought with any amount of money.
Many book friends have asked me whether I will continue writing and whether I will disappear. This can guarantee that Laomao will continue to write and will never disappear. After all, Laomao claims to be born to code (
Haha), coding is painful, but isn't it popular nowadays to "live with pain and happiness"? "Da Ming" is Lao Mao's first book. Lao Mao also said that the first book doesn't care whether it is popular or not, and it doesn't matter
How much money you make depends on whether you can learn something. Now it seems that it has grown a bit, but I have learned a lot more! Even if it is "coming out" now, Laomao is also looking forward to showing off his talents in new works.
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However, I need to take a break now. It has been more than three years since I passed a weekend, and I have never enjoyed a leisurely evening except when I was sick. The old cat is really too tired and really needs a rest. And what is the next step?
Exhibition, I am still weighing it now. Also, the new house I bought is about to be handed over, and there are a lot of decorations, materials, appliances, and furniture waiting to be done! It’s a good time to rest your brain and think about a new book.
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I would also like to thank one person: Ni Tianda, the editor of the Military History Channel. After Yingyingwen left the Military History Channel, Ni Tian was "responsible" for me. For a long time, Ni Tian gave me a lot of help. Here is what I want to say
Say: Thank you! Also, Mengzi, Afei, Zhishang... these bosses also gave me a lot of help, I am very grateful!
I won’t say any words of thanks... For me, one era is over and the next one is about to begin. I hope that when my new work comes out, Laomao will be lucky enough to still have you as my readers!
Thousands of words, thousands of words: Thank you! x!~!