I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 20 "Reviving Cthulhu"

"...Okay, five chapters and one manuscript is enough."

Another day passed, and Ji Zhuo stumbled again, and wrote two or three chapters with deletions, deletions, changes, and revisions.

Just started preparing for the release of the new book.

Sitting in front of the computer, Ji Zhuo skillfully copied and pasted the written five chapters into a document,

Then he sent it directly to his editor in charge.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: "Resurrecting Cthulhu".TXT.

EDIT: New write ready?Let me see. "

"The other party has successfully received the file 'Resuscitating Cthulhu'"

Before Ji Zhuo sent a message, the editor responded.

"Clumsy and Uncommon: Okay.

EDIT: Hmm. "

After two short sentences, there was no news for the time being.

Ji Zhuo sat in front of the computer, waiting for the editor's reply,
Waiting for the best wishes of the editor to give the book a 'declaration of death'.

Western fantasy medieval background, overhead world, foreign native protagonists, niche themes.

Based on this set, Ji Zhuo believes that with his six-point writing and plot, and five-point inspiration,

It must be stable too.

This editor must have advised me to start over,

Then I didn't cut it, and the book fell flat.

I just hold a monthly incentive of 100 million, and when I want to see a higher level of incentives, I will open a new book.

I thought happily.

It seems that good wishes have been expected.

"... By the way, where can I hire a maid... Is this legal?"

Ji Zhuo was already deep in thought, thinking.

……

the other side.

Also in Shanghai,

Shiyue Novel headquarters office building,
It was the time for the editors to go to work. Some people silently flipped through the manuscripts in the background, and some whispered a few simple exchanges.

Ji Zhuo's editor-in-charge was originally sitting at his desk, looking through the new novels released by Shiyue.com in the last day or two, to see if there were any worth signing.

At this time, I received a submission from Ji Zhuo.

For Ji Zhuo, pen and ink naturally still have impressions.

He has also finished reading the mortal cultivating immortals, although limited by the ability of writing and setting off the atmosphere,

And because of the slow pace in the early stage and the short update period of the whole novel, the results of the book are not good enough.

But the overall writing is still good, otherwise there would not be so many supporters.

Otherwise, the editor of pen and ink who reads a lot of novels in a day will not be able to finish it.

"Resuscitate Cthulhu?"

Waiting for the file to be downloaded, Pen Mo took a look at the title of the novel first,

I couldn't help but frowned.

'Cthulhu' he really knows,

I have read several novels with similar themes before, but in the end, I couldn't find them all.

This subject matter is really too niche, and there is not a work that can be popular,

Let most readers have no idea about this term.

The editor-in-charge of the pen and ink estimates that this title alone can attract more than half of the readers.

When most readers see this title, they can only feel inexplicable, and there is a high probability that they will just cross it away.
I don’t even click to read it, so naturally there is no question of whether readers like it or not.

Don't rush to draw conclusions, though.
Haven't read the novel yet.
Pen and ink opened this submission document,
After a rough look, there are only five chapters and about [-] words in total.

Then dragged the document back to the beginning, and looked at it more seriously.

First is the introduction.

"Introduction: In the roar of steam locomotives, in the ravings of evil gods.

This is a chaotic and distorted world of Cthulhu. While gaining knowledge and power, you will also pay a price.

Remember, you are not chasing knowledge, knowledge is chasing you. "

Looking at the introduction, Bi Mo frowned again,

It's not that this introduction is not good, if you look closely, you can see something famous,
Even the editor of pen and ink can think of some interesting content.

The problem is, most readers don't bother to read it.

And this introduction is still an old problem, too stream-of-consciousness,

Although there is a sense of mystery on the whole, the content of the entire introduction is too general.

It didn't reflect the selling point of this book at all.

Readers are completely bewildered and have no idea what is being written.

In his opinion as an editor, the introduction and the title of the novel are more like slogans for a commodity.
In order to sell the product, in addition to the product itself, you may need a good publicity point.

Now for an introduction,
It is bound to make some readers who click in give up clicking on chapters again, but directly exit to continue looking for books.

However, there is still no conclusion,

It's really because Ji Zhuo has a criminal record.

After all, the title and introduction of the book "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" are not very good, and the content still retains readers.

So I clicked on the pen and ink again, and read the content of the submission carefully.

"...Foggy City, it has been raining continuously for a month, and the damp air has caused mildew on the corners of the walls.

But Howard doesn't care about these..."

Looking at the title and introduction of this novel, I know it is Western Fantasy. Now I see that the protagonist is a foreigner.
The pen and ink is no surprise,

Continue reading.

"... Howard asked: "...Then will I still have the opportunity to do archaeology in the future? ".

Umpton smiled: "Of course, sir. You'll have more archaeological opportunities than before, and you'll be more dangerous.

You have to know that it is not you who are chasing knowledge, it is knowledge that is chasing you.

From the first time you touch these things, those sons of bitches keep chasing you to keep you exposed to these inexplicable things. ""

Although you can see it carefully,

However, there are only five chapters in total, and it took less than 10 minutes to finish reading.

After reading it, I feel that the author's writing ability seems to have become stronger, which is reflected between the lines.

Then, pen and ink fell into deep thought.

how to say,

He felt that the book was well written, but most likely it would not be popular.

The subject matter is too small, and readers of "Mortal Cultivation of Immortals" may find it difficult to follow because of the different subject matter categories.

In addition, from the introduction of the title to the background of the story, it is more difficult for readers to substitute.

Previously pen and ink saw the submission of these chapters relatively slowly,
In addition to watching seriously, there is another problem that the whole content looks a bit tired.

Because the relatively unfamiliar Western people lack the knowledge of the overhead background of the Western Middle Ages and the content of the Cthulhu myth.

This is true of him as an editor, let alone a reader.

After deliberating, he typed a few words with pen and ink, and turned back.

"Editor: I read the book, how should I put it, the content is good."

In the study, in front of the computer,

Looking at the editor's reply, Ji Zhuo's eyes lit up.
But, there are definitely buts.

"Editor: But, it looks too tired. You write fantasy, Western fantasy type, but the Western Middle Ages background is barely acceptable.

But the subject matter is too small, and readers are not serious about the Cthulhu Mythos. If you come to expand this worldview by yourself, it will take a lot of space, and it will easily slow down the pace.

Also, would you like to change the background of the protagonist?It is written that he is time-traveling, and there is no need to change anything else, and there is no need to mention it in the follow-up, just to make readers feel more substituting when they read it. "

Seeing that the editor really said but, and but followed by words,

A smile appeared on Ji Zhuo's face, the editor's opinion is the same as mine!

This is unstable!

What is needed is that the reader lacks a sense of substitution.

"Clumsy and uncommon: Boss, I still think it's easier to write if the protagonist is a local aborigine. With this kind of background, the protagonist is time-traveled, so it's easy to play."

"Editor: What about the protagonist's gold finger?

Clumsy and uncommon: It is the prayer and pattern he got at the beginning, which points to Azathoth, the creator god of the Cthulhu world, and he can read it out when it is critical and necessary.The evil god can also resist it.

Edit: Then there is a strange power in this world, right? What about the power system, why didn't I see it? "

(End of this chapter)