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The top ten recipes of historical novels handed down by ancestors are all the art of inheriting ancestors, that is, family heirlooms. Therefore, they broke the rules of ancestor training and only granted them three methods:
(1) Depicting characters.
No matter what kind of novel, portraying characters is the most important thing in writing a book. For example, if the development of the story of the novel is the growth of a big leaf, then the characters are the branches that support the leaf; The story is supported by characters. If there are no characters, then the story will not hold, let alone show it. For example, if you don't read novels, say the TV series Yongzheng Dynasty. Almost every role is played very prominently and profoundly by actors. For example, Emperor Kangxi, played by Jiao Huang, is a self-serious, mature and witty emperor with complicated feelings, and is kind and loving to his son. Yong Zhengdi, played by Tang Guoqiang, is a diligent, ruthless, tireless, unstable and moody emperor, who will always be the best in the world, but full of ordinary people's feelings. But we can find one thing from it: the personalities of these characters are diverse, that is to say, a person has many different personalities, and sometimes these personalities are "contradictory", so the more they are, the deeper their impression on readers will be, and then they will become more and more profound with the development of the plot. In this case, your historical novel has been 90% successful.
② Pay attention to describing the details.
Strike while the iron is hot, or take the historical drama Yongzheng Dynasty as an example. To tell the truth, in my opinion, Yongzheng Dynasty is one of the most successful TV dramas in the film and television industry, and its success also has an important reason-it is good at doing detailed work. A super-perfect historical series novel needs a very detailed account of major events and incisive judgment and evaluation, while a beautiful historical novel needs gripping stories and small scenes, because historical series are materials and classics for people to learn and refer to, while historical novels focus on enabling readers to get the entertainment they need to achieve good results. To write a short story well, you must describe the details well. For example, in Yongzheng Dynasty, if the words of Emperor Kangxi are only three or four words, Yin Zhen's mental eyes and their actions can predict what will happen soon, which will make readers think deeply. Historical stories are full of intrigue and intrigue, and these details can best be shown. Paying attention to detail description is a good way to portray characters and develop the story.
③ Not "popular", but "easy to understand"
We should not only do great skills in detail description and characterization, but also work hard on writing. Take (1) as an example in "The development of novel stories is the growth of leaves of a big tree, so the characters are branches supporting the leaves". The whole article is a big tree, so the literary talent is
The trunk and fruit in the bark of a big tree. If the trunk of a big tree is eaten by insects, even if the tree looks tall and straight, it is actually vulnerable. If you push it hard, it will fall. If the article is full of holes, although the structure and details are ok, you will feel that the article is not well written when you read it. To this end, make the following "gift packages":
(1) Because it is a historical novel, you can use classical Chinese words appropriately, such as "knowing, Hu, Xu, Ai, Ye, Zhe, Zai, Ye, Yan, Yun, Alas, Yu, Fu" and so on. , but it must be stated here that it must not be written. " This is "not popular, but easy to understand"
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(2) Every sentence should be connected with each other, and the reader's thinking should keep up with your rhythm, so that the reader can read naturally.
(3) Words must have a proper degree of praise and criticism. Don't overuse words, give the most correct, true, appropriate and closest opinions.
(4) After writing, you have to read it yourself. The first purpose is to find out typos, the second purpose is to make sentences more fluent, and the third purpose is to correct phonological disharmony.
If we can combine the three, why worry about the poor historical novels?
For writers who write historical novels,
May your book sell well every year! ! ! ! ! !
(praise one if you think it's useful ~)