When I first saw this topic, I instantly thought of a story. This story was written by An Shi, the king of the Northern Song Dynasty, and presumably everyone has seen it, and its name is "Wounded Zhongyong". Maybe writing is really talented, and there is indeed no shortage of talented people who can write extraordinary works in writing from an early age. But I think more efforts need to be made the day after tomorrow, and the story of "Wounded Zhongyong" can also provide us with a lot of inspiration. Let's review it first, and by the way, check whether your ancient Chinese skills have been returned to the teacher.
Jinxi MinFang Zhongyong, Shi Li Geng. Zhong Yongsheng lived for five years, did not taste the books, and suddenly cried out. Patrilineal, borrowed from the side, that is, the four verses of the book of poems, and self-name. His poems are intended to adopt parents and adopt the clan, and Ichigo Hideyoshi looks at it. Since it is written as a poem, its literature and theory are all considerable. The yi people are curious, slightly guest their father, or beg for money. Father Li Qiran also, Nichiren Zhongyong Ring Gurudwara, do not make learning.
It has been heard for a long time. In the Ming Dao, from the ancestors to the home, yu uncle's family to see, twelve or thirteen. Ling composing poetry cannot be called the smell of the past. Seven years later, he also went from Yangzhou to his uncle's house to ask about it, saying, "Everyone is lost." ”
Prince: Nakanaga's enlightenment, the heaven of acceptance. Its received heaven is also a great talent. If he is a multitude, he who receives from others will not be also. The heavens of Peter's receiving, so that his wise men, the one who are not received, and all for all, and the heavens which are not accepted by this husband, and the one who is not subject, shall be for all, and he shall be for all?
Borrowing from Zhongyong's example, this article warns people that they must never rely solely on talent without learning new knowledge, but must pay attention to the education and learning of the day after tomorrow, emphasizing the importance of education and learning for becoming talents. It's the same when it comes to writing, it's good to have talent, but more or less to invest energy to improve, so as not to get a good hand of cards, and finally "disappear into the crowd", it is very sad.
Writing is inseparable from talent, but writing is by no means based on talent alone. Talented people write, even if the literary style is good, but writing is inseparable from the accumulation of time and experience. Sima Qian spent 18 years, "on the occasion of investigating the heavens and man, the changes through ancient and modern times, into the words of a family" wrote "No Rhyme and Departure" "History"; Zuo Si spent 10 years writing "Three Capitals", which made Luoyang expensive for a while: Li Shizhen spent 30 years writing "Compendium of Materia Medica" and achieved the name of "Medicine Saint"; Copernicus spent 30 years writing "Theory of Celestial Operation", the truth is infinite, and the pursuit of the stars and the sea is endless; Darwin wrote "Origin of Species" took 22 years, "natural selection, survival of the fittest" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people: the great Marx wrote "Theory of Celestial Movement" Capital spent 40 years gaining insight into the achievements of society as a millennium great.
And writing a good article also requires a lot of hard work. In order to write a good poem "Chant a word, twist off a few stems and whiskers." The dangerous sky should be stuffy, and the wild search for the sea is also dry. "There are many poets. Jia Dao, who is also a bitter bard, also has the famous sentence of "two sentences and three years, one chant and two tears" that has been passed down to the world, portraying the composition to the fullest, of course, the most prestigious is his sentence "The monk knocks on the door under the moon", really for a word, repeatedly deliberated, in order to have a masterpiece.
Of course, writing is not achieved overnight, it needs to be carefully considered and revised, Cao Xueqin wrote "Dream of the Red Chamber" "approved for ten years, added and deleted five times" . Tolstoy wrote War and Peace, which was revised seven times. Marx would rather burn his manuscripts than leave unprocessed works behind.
This is the writing experience left to us by the creators of the past, there are many lessons to learn from, and it is also intended to show that writing does not come by talent, but by acquired learning. For modern people, in fact, each of us is a creator, and every day there is new content being created. When you post a dynamic in the circle of friends, when you post a vlog on the platform, when you write an answer in Zhihu, you are creating.
Take the platform where we now see questions and answers, where content creation doesn't need to be accessed, just someone "approves"! So whether you're writing a professional article of thousands of words or a few crosses of personal feelings, you may become an excellent respondent who has received high praise. Because all creation starts with "you". Creation is to express what you want to express in the way you are good at. Creation is a way for you to express yourself in this era.
Of course, the creation of the Internet era needs to follow the logic of content creation in the Internet era. New content from the creation, to the popularity and influence of more people and even the impact of the times, but also need to master the corresponding skills.
New creation, starting from "I", will be their own experience, experience, knowledge, ideas to sort out and disseminate, naturally there will be people with the same experience to empathize with your answer, so the creation from "I" is sincere, is real, can be naturally expressed to have touched many people. Like many popular hot words now, the reason why "hit workers", "996", and "dry rice people" can instantly become hot words used by the whole society is because it speaks to the hearts of many people, which is their pain point. There are also some content that can bring joy to people, often these contents are easily forwarded and liked by people, forming a rapid and wide spread, like the "black coffin" that suddenly exploded last year, and the hilarious passages that can be seen from time to time, the reason why these contents circulate quickly is because it catches people's laughter, which is also the high-energy replication factor of "terrier" at work.
Of course, after the creation of new content, you also need to consider the continuity of the follow-up, there needs to be a steady stream of new content to be created, and the role you create or the person you set up for yourself, it subtly forms your personal brand, thus building a long-term trust between you and readers.
Writing, too, is a skill that is compensated for by the diligence of the day after tomorrow. Regarding the methods of content creation, about the ways and methods of writing, I recently got a lot of inspiration and inspiration from the book "Creators: How New Content Is Created, Popular and Influencing the Times", which is very helpful for yourself on the road of writing, especially some of the ideas just mentioned, which are learned from this book, and I also want to recommend this book to everyone who wants to improve on the road of writing. Talent is important, but the most important thing must be the effort and sweat you put in.