Overview of the format and content of the outline.

What is an outline? The outline is the basis of the novel. He provided the spiritual theme, principal contradiction, the most basic setting and the plot derived from it for the novel.

Therefore, the outline consists of the following parts:

First, the theme and spirit of the novel.

Second, a brief introduction to the novel.

Third, the historical background of the novel. (including historical yearbooks that may be needed)

Fourthly, the distribution of the sphere of influence of the novel and the relationship between them.

Fifth, the main characters in the novel and the direct relationship between them.

Sixth, the stage of the main contradiction in the novel and the influence of the characters involved.

Seventh, the main plot of the novel. (This part is not necessary)

Eight, part of the novel practice writing.

First, the theme and spirit of the novel. What is elaborated here is the ultimate goal of the novel. This novel may express a principle and spirit of being a man through the protagonist, or it may express a social phenomenon and humanistic spirit through all the plots and characters in the book. And a novel, without such an ultimate goal, is a failure. Because it has no soul, and the novel without soul is poor and empty, even if the writing is gorgeous, the tutor usually calls it garbage to pass the time. The cartoons in R country will also show the spirit of never giving up and never giving up with all kinds of childish and funny characters and plots. Isn't it?

Second, a brief introduction to the novel. This part is a difficult point for many new authors. What is "getting started"? So you know how to write. Back to the literal meaning, it is a waste of time to think hard about how to attract people.

Third, the historical background of the novel. This is equivalent to the choice of novel theme and type. What needs to be set is not only the historical background of the times, but also the setting of the ability system (that is, the strength level and the principle and law, etc.). ) and related knowledge. This is a simple and difficult part for fantasy and science fiction works. Because there is a copy, there is also a lot of information on the internet; On the other hand, it is difficult to do it well.

Fourthly, the distribution of the sphere of influence of the novel and the relationship between them. This will determine the influence of the power of bright side and dark side in the whole novel on the final result of the novel. It is a good way to start with a traditional multi-power equal process, hide the disaster, and then inspire and guide the middle game, gradually stabilize and complete the game. The key is to grasp the middle game.

Fifth, the main characters in the novel and the direct relationship between them. Character setting should include a brief description of appearance and personality. Direct relationship refers to the direct superficial relationship between characters, such as blood, mentoring, hostility, jealousy, admiration and so on. , can be repeated many times.

Sixth, the stage of the main contradiction in the novel and the influence of the characters involved. This is the key part. We often find that we can't write any more. On the one hand, it is the state factor, and the rest may be because we have not grasped the staged narrative of the main contradiction in the novel and the different development of the characters involved in different stages. The survival of a novel needs the support of contradictions, and the constant transformation and upgrading of contradictions leads to qualitative change. Under this kind of qualitative change, the tolerance limit of characters is broken, and the relationship between characters is forced to change, which leads to opportunities for promotion, surpassing the limits of ability and personality, and the development of the plot due to the change of the relationship between characters. The contradiction of the whole novel is written in the outline based on the stage, and the transformation of character relationship and the description of the transformation of character's ability, goal and personality are put in at this stage. So, this is more controllable.

Seventh, the main plot of the novel. Speaking, this part of the brief text often connects one major event after another through the figure of straight arrow, so the whole novel is like a string of pearl necklaces, and each point is a major event. This part is not necessarily necessary, because the novel is likely to be greatly revised according to the author's conception and the needs of readers, so the original framework cannot be used. The difference between this and the main contradiction is that the contradiction is the relationship between people, and the main plot is the specific events that occur because of this relationship.

Eight, part of the novel practice writing. Write a part of practicing hands and find some basic feelings. Not much. One or two chapters will be enough.