Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 200 - 198: Beat Back

Wang Jian was nervously preparing for the Twitter IPO ceremony.

America’s most famous writer, Stephen King, was holding his novella "Mist" and comparing it to the most popular works on the website.

As a self-taught author who had become well-known through years of effort, Stephen King would not look down on any work.

His learning capabilities were undeniably at a monstrous level.

For example, while writing one of his most famous works, "The Shining," he spent a lot of time researching Native American horror legends.

At the same time, he read a great deal of the works by the queen of mystery and suspense, Agatha Christie.

This led many readers to say that the atmosphere in "The Shining" matched that of the classic novel "And Then There Were None."

Because of the different themes of the novels, horror enthusiasts considered "The Shining" to be a notch above "And Then There Were None"!

After reading carefully all day, Stephen King, a bit tired, rubbed his temples.

He picked up his coffee, took a sip, and murmured softly, "Online serials and traditional book publishing are quite different."

"But, it’s not necessarily a bad thing," Stephen King smiled, "due to printing costs, physical books are often heavily condensed by editors."

"And online novels, it’s as if they are afraid of not having enough words."

He picked up "Mist" and flipped through it.

"Heh, this book wasn’t originally a novella."

Stephen King picked up a piece of paper and began to draw and write.

The main setting of the novella "Mist" was placed in a large supermarket, primarily showing the various human behaviors when faced with sudden danger.

And the supplementary setting was placed in a church.

Where some religious issues were discussed.

Due to the limited length of physical books, these two settings were described separately, without close connection.

"Since I don’t have to worry about the word count," Stephen King thought, "perhaps I can completely connect all the scenes through the protagonist’s experiences?"

"Moreover, focusing only on human nature and religion seems somewhat narrow."

Stephen King pondered for a while and began writing several words on the manuscript.

They were: Nazi, Communism, Personal heroism, each representing the social production mode of every setting.

Immediately after, he wrote down "Blizzard Resort Model", "Split Personality Model", "Titanic Sinking Model", each representing the performance technique used for each setting.

Then, he began setting up the main conflict.

After reading many online novels, Stephen King thought that although these works were creatively good, the protagonist’s actions often lacked sufficient motivation.

"To describe a climax, many of the protagonist’s actions are completely illogical."

Stephen King thought for a while and wrote down the words father, mother, and daughter on the paper.

"Hmm, a couple encounters a sudden disaster at home, the mother dies tragically, and entrusts the father to find their daughter before dying."

"This way, the change of scenes in the novel can be effectively pushed forward."

He clicked on his mouse and looked at "Extreme Heavenly Demon" for a while.

"Hmm, this kind of protagonist’s manic slaughtering feels very good..."

Stephen King thought about it and wrote on the paper: Seeing the tragic plight of women at the gathering point, the father imagines his daughter might face the same fate, and hence begins a frenzied massacre.

He nodded with a smile, "This way, it won’t trigger those overly sensitive nerves of people who oppose everything."

Then, Stephen King circled "split personality." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

"Heh, these days, horror and suspense works can always trace back to ’childhood trauma’."

He pondered for a moment and wrote next to "childhood trauma":

The villain looks at the father, about to speak of his tragic childhood with a sorrowful face when the father suddenly shoots him.

Then he says softly, "I don’t care..."

Stephen King closed his eyes, imagining the scene.

"Heh, quite satisfying."

"It must be said, online novels have much fewer restrictions compared to traditional book publishing."

"These would get cut by editors if written in a physical book."

Stephen King drank a sip of coffee, pondered momentarily, and began typing on the keyboard.

Meanwhile, in the website’s office.

A young editor was munching on snacks while reviewing manuscripts.

"Ah, although many works are creatively good," he sighed and spoke to himself, "the use of words and environmental descriptions can barely even achieve coherence."

After casually rejecting an author’s application for "charitable funding," the young editor pursed his lips.

"Ever since we had ’charity funds,’ our workload has also increased."

At that moment, another email popped up in his inbox.

The young editor nonchalantly opened the email and continued working.

"Hmm? ’Mist’?" He scratched his head, "Sounds familiar... I just can’t remember where I’ve heard it."

The editor took a bite of his sandwich, shook his head, and said, "Ah, I just can’t recall."

He clicked his mouse, considering whether it met the "charitable aid" criteria.

"Hmm, very creative, the environmental descriptions and character depictions are impeccable."

"It’s just..."

The editor thought for a moment and replied in the email: Please reduce irrelevant descriptions and get to the point quickly. Also, highlight the ’thrilling’ elements, and absolutely do not torment the protagonist.

He pondered for a moment, added Wang Jian’s "novice writing guide" as an attachment, and sent the email back.

"This author has a very deep command of language; he just needs a bit of guidance to write a hit novel."

The editor glanced casually at the screen, "This author’s name is... Stephen King."

"Stephen King?" He froze for a moment, "Shit! People really dare impersonate anyone these days."

Just then, he saw the company executive, Tom, walking out of the CEO’s office.

Then, the soon-to-be millionaire Caucasian male shouted to the many editors, "Recently, keep an eye on a work called ’Mist’."

"Once the piece is sent to us, notify me first, then give it the best recommendation spot."

"’Mist’?" The young editor thought of the recent email and hesitated, "Is there something special about this work, General Manager?"

"Of course," Tom nodded, "That’s a work that famous author Stephen King is going to publish on our website."

"The CEO has decided to take this opportunity to promote it well."

"To let publishers and authors know that not only down-and-out writers choose to publish their works on websites."

"Stephen King?" The editor stared at the email, stunned.

"God, you must be playing with me, right?"

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