On the Tomato Novel Network, there is a category of works that are very well received, their themes are not as popular as fantasy and romance novels, and have a wide reader base, but they also gain word of mouth in the reader circle with these praises of "moving and real". They are urban emotional works represented by "Lijiang Past".
Today, Burst Sister invited the author of "Lijiang Past" to continue to write spring and autumn, let's talk about the creative experience of this type of work.
Burst Sister: According to the convention, the author will introduce himself very simply!
The author continues to write Spring and Autumn: Hello everyone! I am a tomato contracted author to continue writing Spring and Autumn. Personally, I am more good at creating urban emotional essays, and I have published three closing books on tomatoes, namely "My Red Face Is Bad Water", "Kunming, Who Will You Forget Tonight" and "Lijiang Past" ("Lijiang, Who You Will Forget Tonight").
I started to create online literature in 2007, when I was still in high school, and I got the fee. The first month's fee was equal to my mother's salary for three months, and it was out of control ever since. But I know that I am not a gifted writer, and most of my creative material comes from life. I think that writing the trivial things of life into words is actually more likely to resonate with readers, and a good work does not have to be magnificent, but it must hit the reader's heart.
Currently, I also have a new book in the tomato series, called "King of the Wild", which has completed 1.2 million words. This is an attempt at a new genre, and I hope you can enjoy it too.
Burst Sister: Speaking of the new book "King of the Wilderness", this book is currently read by 500,000 people, the data and results are relatively good, how did you conceive it when you created it?
The author continues to write Spring and Autumn: "The King of the Wilderness" In this work, there are many fragmentary descriptions of crossing no man's land, many of which are derived from real experiences in reality, such as Li Mingming, who mentioned "the first person to ride in China", who disappeared at Le Xie Wu Dan Lake, and the old boy motorcade found Li Ming's bicycle, camera, diary, etc. at Le Xie Wu Dan Lake, all of which really happened.
This book seems to be a story of the wilderness, but in fact, I want to express a kind of harmony between "man and nature", such as writing about the protagonist and the wolf pack, rescuing the golden eagle, applying ointment to the injured bear... Through the description of these details, we call on everyone to respect the thousands of beings in nature.
Burst Sister: This is a great idea! I also hope that this work can also make more people appreciate this meaning! After writing for many years, you must have encountered some impressive experiences
The author continues to write About Spring and Autumn: I remember once, when I was flying to Hangzhou, when I was on the plane to code words, a little brother sitting next to me kept staring at my screen. When I got off the plane, he stopped me at the door of the cabin and told me he was plainclothes security guard on the plane. I was a little surprised, thinking that I was quite honest, I didn't do anything bad, how could I be left behind?
Seeing that I was a little nervous, he explained that it was my reader who was reading my then serial work "Lijiang Past" and liked it so much that I asked me to give him an autograph. I was relieved and took the initiative to add the contact information of my little brother.
This experience impressed me, and being able to use my work to be known and liked by more people is probably the happiest thing for an author!
Next time, if there is such an encounter, I hope to be a little sister.
Burst sister: Hahahahaha But we know that your first book did not perform well, the income is not much, from almost no income to now "open the background and there is a revenue update" during this period what you did?
The author continues to write Spring and Autumn: Yes. The first book I wrote when I first came to Tomato was "My Red Face Disaster Water", and the results at that time were really a hit on the street! From the beginning of creation to the end of a total of 8 months, wrote 1.01 million words, reading data, recommended data are not good, the total income is less than 20,000 yuan. Although readers often encourage me, niche works can also produce results, but this frustration still accompanies the entire book creation process.
After completing this work, I did not indulge in this failure, and immediately began to devote myself to the creation of the new book "Lijiang Past", summing up the experience of previous failures and finding my own shortcomings.
In fact, the experience of failure is very valuable, much more valuable than the experience of success. Online text creation is to continuously learn from failures and improve content. Whether it is a free platform or a paid platform, whether it is a small white author or a big god author, good works will definitely be recognized by readers.
The data can also prove this. "Lijiang Past" has been completed for 5 months, but I opened the backstage, and there are still a lot of revenues. Good content is like that, and long tails are also great.
Burst Sister: Yes, many authors will indulge in failure and even give up writing... It's a real shame and hope they read your story and get inspired! Why not share more creative experience!
The author continues to write Spring and Autumn: Regarding the experience of creation, the only words I can share with newcomers are these two words - persistence. Web creation is a "process", and will always be a "process", there will be no "finished" state. Even the Great God Writer did a little better in his creation than the previous one. In this process, we must insist on improving our own words, insist on expressing the inner emotions in the text, insist on writing every paragraph of content, insist on writing those works that have been "doomed to no achievements", and then draw nourishment from them, so as to be worthy of readers and worthy of ourselves.
Of course, in this process, I also want to thank my conscientious and responsible good editor Xiaoyu, if a work is successful, it must be the joint efforts of the author and the editor. When I wrote "Lijiang Past", I wrote the first three chapters for a month, constantly submitting for review, and constantly being rejected. When I was writing King of the Wild, I wrote 14 openings, which took half a month before and after, and the editor has been patiently guiding and providing advice. So here I also want to advise my colleagues, if you meet an editor who is willing to give you a serious review and is willing to give you suggestions for revision, cherish it!
Burst Sister: Hahaha, share your life now! Especially after there is no income worry, has there been any change in the creative process?
The author continues to write About Spring and Autumn: Because I pursue real experience and emotional resonance, I often have to find a way to experience as much of the story I want to write as much as possible. So the number of kilometers in my off-road vehicle has been increasing rapidly, and there are almost three or four months of travel outside every year, often in hotels, coffee shops, airplane lounges, chauffeurs... Write in a race against the clock. This is often the case now. Of course, without the worries of income, I can go through more and write more good stories that satisfy me.
Seeing this, are you also looking forward to urban emotional texts? Welcome to tomato novels free to read and continue to write Spring and Autumn works: "King of the Wilderness", "Lijiang Past" ("Lijiang, Tonight You Forget Who") "Kunming, Tonight You Forget Who", "My Red Face Disaster Water"
Finally, give you a small Easter egg, the physical book of "Lijiang Past" can meet with you next year, and a limited number of signed physical books will be given to readers and friends who pay attention to "continuing to write Spring and Autumn", please pay attention to the official account /official website of Tomato Novel Network.
We'll see you next time