Wenzhou net news annual income of one million? Fans over ten thousand? Click 10 million? Reports about online writers always have such amazing figures that attract people’s attention and make many young people yearn for them. Jiang Shengnan’s legend of miyue, a network writer in Wenzhou, was a hit last year. At this year’s "two sessions" in the city, Jiang Shengnan’s proposal on "Promoting Network Writers to Establish a Space for Creation" attracted the attention of all parties, making the public focus on Wenzhou’s network writers again.
Wenzhou’s online literature has been active in China, with a wide range of authors, including historical Gu Yan, urban workplace, fantasy martial arts, fairy tales, suspense and funny stories. Wenzhou’s online writers are all over the major online literature websites, such as Starting Point, Creation, Tencent Literature, 17k, Jinjiang Original Network, Palm Reading Literature, Impossible World and so on, which have exerted a wide influence at home and abroad. According to statistics, there are more than 100 Wenzhou-based online writers and writers who are active in major online literature websites in China, including Jiang Shengnan (masterpiece legend of miyue), Shanshui (masterpiece Summoning the Great Lord), Purple Hairpin Hate (masterpiece Changfeng), Legend of the Paladin (masterpiece Xiuzhen Chat Group) and Yunfen (masterpiece Fairy Atlas).
Stick to what you write down, there is nothing that is not diligent, because readers are always urging you.
As the saying goes, interest is the best teacher. Doing what you want to do and love to do often gets twice the result with half the effort, and you don’t feel hard. On the Internet, several writers have indicated that interest and enthusiasm are the main motivation.
Many people start writing online articles because they read a book, and when the update is too painful, they start writing stories that they hope will happen. Zhou Wuming, the legend of the paladin and so on are all like this. When Shanshui was in graduate school, he came into contact with several online novels and wrote a million words in one go. After writing, he remembered where to post, and then he was introduced to the editor of a website. Although this million-word novel was rejected, it was discovered by the editor.
The encouragement of great god writers is undoubtedly the happiest thing in the new period. Well, well, he said that when he first started writing, he didn’t know anything but buried himself in writing. Seeing that the new friends who wrote the article together were all edited and signed, and they worked hard to write more than 200 thousand words, they still didn’t edit to sign. Desperate, they made a notice saying that the eunuch (in net language, it means to interrupt the update) had stopped writing, and they couldn’t sign anyway. At this time, many readers left messages asking her to continue writing. At that time, the only female author in the top ten Great Gods "drifting with the current" also left a message for her in the book review area, saying that she liked her book very much. At that moment, I was full of fighting spirit, retracted the announcement and continued to write 300,000 words. Then all kinds of data met the signing standards, and the subscription results were good after the editor signed the contract. Finally, he was praised by the editor-in-chief, so he kept writing.
Like all walks of life, the glory of online writers in the spotlight is earned by thousands of hard work day and night. Every day, new writers register as writers on the website, and every day, some authors who can’t persist abandon their pens. People only see the scenery at the top of the pyramid, but only those who can stand loneliness and persist in writing can finally withstand the big waves and make achievements. The author of "The Record of Shanzhong" said that the secret of writing is five words-"burying your head in silence".
There are many talented people, and whether they can persist depends on perseverance. Because codewords are actually boring. Especially when you can’t write, some people will slowly fade away, but if you can survive this process and stick to it, you will be half the battle. No author who insists on writing on the Internet is not diligent. He must work every day, because readers are always urging you.
Codewords are the norm for online writers. We know that online writers update 3000-10000 words a day, mostly about 5000 words a day, and basically need to sit in front of the computer and type for about 3-5 hours. This persistence cannot last long without certain hobbies and interests as the driving force. And network writers have many unique tricks of their own in order to keep up. For example, the update depends on getting up early and getting up at 5 o’clock every day; Take a bath and relax when you are good at Calvin, and maybe you will be inspired; Purple hairpin hate is to put pressure on yourself and code 6 thousand words stably in two and a half hours; The legend of the paladin writes at a fixed time every day, forming a regular habit of writing.
The wind is changing all the time. If you stand still, you will be abandoned.
Open the major online literature websites, there are countless online texts of various types and themes, the competition of online literature is becoming more and more fierce, and readers are becoming more and more picky. In the past, readers could accept 3,000 words of daily shift. Now, readers’ appetite has been spoiled, and they often need to double it to satisfy it. As an online writer, in addition to persisting in writing, the key is to tell good stories and be able to tell stories.
The same story is different in the hands of different people. How to tell a good story involves brain holes, plot design and overall layout, which is related to talent. Grasping the rhythm of the story, the grass snake gray line and the pulse are thousands of miles away, and finally reaching a hearty outbreak, which requires spirituality. Relatively speaking, writing is not the most important thing, because several online writers have said that "writing millions of words will definitely improve the writing style." Writing is like details, and the ability to tell stories is the framework, and paying equal attention to both framework and details will succeed. Of course, the more solid the writing skills, the better. One sentence can directly ignite you, which may be the charm of writing.
The wind is changing all the time. It is cruel to stand still and be abandoned. It is very important to keep pace with the times, and progress can only be made if we persist in learning. Cao Lingyun, a member of Chinese Writers Association and chairman of Wenzhou Network Writers Association, is a traditional writer. He has published a collection of personal essays, such as Feeling on Paper, Talking from the Heart, Hometown Dust, and a long documentary essay, My Uncle’s Half Century, Visiting Oujiang and so on. The experience of walking all the way to Oujiang made him realize that life is constantly learning, and his online literature is also a practice of keeping pace with the times. In the atmosphere of online literature, he also launched the online serialization of "Walking the Oujiang River" on Galaxy APP, and the current hits are good.
For the new people who are gearing up to be the next "Tang Jiasan Shao" and "Li Hu", the advice of the great gods is that it is the biggest taboo for net writers to put all their eggs in one basket to become full-time writers, and taking into account reality is the best choice for net writers. The threshold of online writing is lower than that of traditional writing, so many people enter it. After spending a lot of energy and time, nothing even accounts for the vast majority. It is understood that the probability of a network writer writing as a "great god" level is extremely low. Based on hundreds of thousands of signing authors, dozens of people become great gods. Zhou Wuming said that with the development of online texts today, the subject matter has been basically drained, and it is becoming more and more difficult to innovate. You think that a lot of novel subjects are searched online. In fact, there is no difference and conflict between online literature and traditional literature, but online literature breaks down barriers and allows everyone to participate. The trend of online literature is the trend of society. Good and bad have always existed, and good ones will last for a long time, while bad ones will be eliminated. Grandstanding is a temporary success, and it is a meaningful achievement of classics.
So, what kind of accomplishment should an excellent online writer have? Jiang Shengnan said that the most important thing is a person’s love, sincerity and persistence in writing. "With these three things, even if you may be deficient in nature, you will improve yourself at every time, complete your knowledge storage and finally become an excellent writer." At the same time, Jiang Shengnan also pointed out that aspirants should be wary of short-sightedness, don’t take online writing too easy or too profit-seeking, cater to the so-called "market" and "audience preferences", and then give up on themselves after finding that they can’t succeed in the short term.
The network writers’ association has been happy, a pair of members have tied the knot, and many works have derivatives.
On May 25th last year, Wenzhou Network Writers Association came into being, and Wenzhou network writers had their own "homes". Among the first 95 members, 44 are born in 1980s, accounting for 46.3% of the total, and 24 are born in 1990s, accounting for 25.3% of the total, with an average age of 34. Among them, there are 30 freelance writers, accounting for 31.57% of the total membership. Network literature brings vitality to the literary world, but it also presents new features different from traditional literature. For example, writers themselves are younger, text carriers are digitized, literary concepts are popularized, and circulation and publication are diversified.
In this young people’s association, members not only promote their creation, exchange and interaction through the association organization, but also find the belonging of life through this big family and establish a happy family. Demons and tears (the author of Shenqi Chinese Network) and Lan Yi (the author of 91 Panda Reading Network) got to know each other on the platform of the association, shared the same interests, and got together. In November last year, they tied the knot and made a much-told story, which brought joy and warmth to Wenzhou’s online literature family. The Provincial Network Writers Association and the Municipal Network Writers Association all congratulated the newcomers and wished them a harmonious and smooth life, citing Qi Mei; Support each other in creation and go hand in hand.
The association gives everyone a platform for communication, and to a certain extent, it also holds a group and enhances everyone’s collective influence. Network writers have found their own belonging and have a direction to go. The association took the lead in organizing the spelling QQ group, and online writers reported spelling in the group every day, day after day, and kept writing, which promoted the overall benign creative atmosphere. Since its establishment one year ago, the number of words updated by members of the Association has reached tens of millions, the total number of hits of novels on various websites has exceeded 300 million, and more than 10 works have been published, nearly 300.
Wanzi Shan Shui, executive vice chairman of Wenzhou Network Writers Association, said that in recent years, the adaptation of online novels and TV dramas has become hot, and Wenzhou’s works have also been favored by the market. Taking himself as an example, the copyright of the novel "The House Demon" has been sold to about 2 million yuan, and it will be officially started into a TV series early next year, with an investment of 65 million yuan. Cinema films have also been prepared and approved, and mobile games and comics are all under negotiation. The new book about the legend of the paladin has not been written yet, and the fee for the manuscript is up to one million yuan. In addition, Zi Chai’s works are also starting film and television projects. Shanshui made a rough calculation. The output value of Wenzhou Network Writers Association reached 30 million yuan alone, not including copyright fees such as film and television, animation and mobile games.
Film, animation and game adaptation are not only derivatives of online literature, but also promote the popularity of online literature. We know that the TV series adapted from Jiang Shengnan’s novels, such as Yan Yuntai and Nine Days in Phoenix, have been approved by Zhejiang Radio and Television Bureau and will be launched soon. The cartoon adapted from "House Demon" gained 200 million popularity in Tencent comics. The online drama project based on the novel was jointly produced by Upward Film, Gigi Upward Entertainment, Wanhe Tianyi, Sanfu Mutual Entertainment and Gushan Media, with an investment of hundreds of millions. It has been officially launched. "The Record of Hanzhong" is published by Jiangsu Literature and Art Publishing House, and the copyright of the TV series was purchased by Jiangsu Phoenix Linkage Film Co., Ltd. At present, the preparatory work has been carried out and the filming is about to start. The light-hearted fashion romance inspirational novel is called the female version of "China Partner" and the China version of "The Devil of Fashion", and the TV drama copyright has also been sold. Yun Li’s "Atlas of Fairy Spirit" and "Destiny is a Phoenix" are the representative works of Xianxia, a starting point for girls’ network, which have been simplified and adapted into cartoons.
The internet has cut off the threshold between writers and writers, and every unknown writer may become a famous writer tomorrow. With the network literature changing people’s traditional reading habits and gradually forming a cultural industry plate with considerable potential, Wenzhou Network Writers Association has a strong momentum and is promising.
Source: Wenzhou Daily
Fong Fong Wu