Chapter 89

Alright, let's talk about the updates.

It's been a long time since I started this book, and I've never spoken at the end of a chapter or asked for votes. The updates haven't been very frequent, and I don't really have the face to ask for votes.

Recently, there have been daily reminders for updates from the main site, the book store, and the group. All I can do is smile bitterly when I see them.

At Chuangshi, we get paid based on the number of words, so who wouldn't want to write more and earn more? And those who have followed "Hua Xing" know that I've always been reliable. I've always maintained the word count every day and never missed an update. However, after writing "Yao Dao," I've clearly felt that I can't keep up with the update speed like before.

It's not that I've become lazy or that daily life has interfered with my writing. It's just that "Yao Dao" is really hard to write.

Every plot point needs to be carefully considered. If I write a little off, the whole flavor changes, and the effect you see now wouldn't be the same.

Let me give an example. When Zhou Lu first entered the Array Fire Pavilion, there was no character named Xiao Luan in my original plan. The first idea I had was: after Zhou Lu entered the Array Fire Pavilion, the third senior brother and others would look down on this fat guy. When Zhou Lu accidentally broke something, the third senior brother would get furious, scold him, and even hit him. Just as the conflict reached its peak, Zhou Lu would suddenly burst out, slapping the third senior brother away, shocking everyone.

See, what kind of flavor does this plot have? Isn't it the most common showboating scene in modern fantasy novels? Writing it this way would be quite exciting, but it always felt like a block in my heart. If I wrote it this way, I would be wasting the character of the fat guy.

After much deliberation, I bit the bullet and deleted several thousand words. Then, I repeatedly refined the plot in my mind, and finally came up with the current story: Xiao Luan is in danger, Zhou Lu rushes to save her, the third senior brother and Huan Jie misunderstand the fat guy's impulsiveness and try to stop him, but the fat guy fights back, even pinning Huan Jie against the mountain wall...

Then, saving Xiao Luan brings a climax to the story.

This way, the plot is tense and tightly connected, with showboating, mischief, heroism, and Xiao Luan successfully completing her three-forge task. This story is not just a simple case of a villain being brain-dead and bullying the fat guy, followed by the protagonist pretending to be weak and then bursting out to shock everyone.

I think that without the process of repeated revisions and deliberations, that part of the story might have been wasted.

Besides the plot, the fat guy's character also needs to be balanced. If handled well, his mischief can be interesting and even a bit cute. If not, his mischief and lewdness can be repulsive, turning him into a thug.

In addition to his mischievous nature, the fat guy needs some elements that elevate his character, also known as sentiment. Because of these sentiments, some people see him as a lewd scoundrel, while others see him as a brave hero and a beloved hero among his people. All of these need to be balanced while writing.

Of course, besides the protagonist, the antagonists also need to be balanced. They can't be written as brain-dead. Each antagonist's actions should have deep-seated motivations.

In addition to these, there needs to be romance. The fat guy is only sixteen, and his understanding of love is still naive. His relationships with girls need to be controlled, maintaining a sense of ambiguity without crossing the line, hovering between love and friendship...

Because of all these considerations, writing "Yao Dao" is very difficult.

When writing "Hua Xing," I only focused on the smoothness of the plot, and I could write eight thousand words in the morning. But now, writing "Yao Dao" takes a whole day, and I have to constantly revise three to four thousand words. Sometimes, if the思路 (thought process) is off, I have to completely rewrite it.

This speed is something I didn't expect, and it's not just a problem of slow updates; it also affects my income significantly.

For the past two months, I've been very stressed about this, but if I want to write the fat guy well, I can't just write carelessly. I can't relax my control over the plot.

I've thought about it for a long time. Maybe this is a transformation and growth in the writing process. Maybe, if I keep writing this way, this book will become a masterpiece. Can it? I'll use this as an excuse to comfort myself.

I know that the reminders for updates are because of your love. If you didn't like it, who would care how much more I write? I want to thank all the brothers who have supported "Yao Dao" for so long. Sometimes, when I'm tired of writing, I refresh the "Yao Dao" page and see your encouragement and approval. I know that what I've written is liked, and I know that I'm on the right path.

There are many authors online who stop updating or owe updates, which is a matter of attitude. But I really don't lack in attitude. I can't guarantee anything, but I can guarantee that I have the attitude to write better stories. I don't ask for anything, I just hope that what I write will be liked by my brothers, and that's enough.

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Alright, let's talk about something else. Now, the weekly highlights are not being used up. If any brothers need points, leave a message in the book reviews, and I'll add them as long as there are highlights.

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