01-What you need to do before writing a novel-1

The premise of becoming an author is that you are a reader who loves in-depth reading. If you can easily convert the text you see into pictures while reading, then it is almost certain that you have the talent for writing online novels. If you can’t, you can also make up for it through training. The method is very simple. Try to convert the movie fragments you watch into text. Train a few more times, and you will probably get a sense of picture.

What preparations do you need to do before creating a book?

Firstly, determine the theme of the novel. Choose a subject that you are familiar with, such as the type of novel you often read, so that your writing logic can be rigorous and drive the plot smoothly. If a student has not read a novel of office theme, he or she probably will create an office novel with many flaws. If you want more people to read your novel, you also need to pay attention to the topics of those most popular online novels. Readers of each website are of different age groups, and their preferences are definitely different. It is necessary to attract readers through understanding what most readers want to read and what kind of experience they want to obtain in the text. This part will be discussed in detail in the next chapter.

After the theme is determined, the book title and pen name must be determined. The title of the book is actually very important. It should not be too long, otherwise it would be hard to read or search, and it should not be similar to other titles. It should be able to catch people's attention immediately. The choice of a pen name is very important for an author. It is of significance both in external promotion and in communicating with readers. When choosing a pen name, it is usually necessary to please both to ears and eyes and to be easy for people to remember and for you to call yourself. Do not use homophones of certain prohibited words, and use less rare and difficult-to-pronounce words.

The next step is character setting. First, you need to determine the most important option in your work, the hero or the heroine. Then there comes the antagonist. It is used to highlight the other side of the protagonist. The characters of the two characters are mostly opposite. Subsequently, you need to design the supporting characters. The setting of supporting characters is complementary so as to avoid duplication between the characters, because once repeated, the characteristics of the characters will be weakened.

Once the character setting is done, and then the main storyline should be set. It can be divided into two lines---the open plots and the hidden plots. Except for the main line of the protagonist, which is unbreakable, other lines are much more flexible. They can be shelved, broken, reorganized, or even exchanged. In short, the main line surrounding the protagonist is unique, and other lines can be changed.

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