I Wrote a Short Story, So Let Me Ramble a Bit
When I'm writing and my thoughts get stuck, I don't feel like writing anymore, or I get tired of writing, my habit is to write something else, such as independent short stories, character side stories, or movie reviews, book reviews, or even draw some clumsy comics to organize my thoughts and clear my head.
The short story I just published, "Big Data Blind Date," was written in the spare time between writing about Bloodline these past two or three days. It's just some random thoughts, mainly a kind of imagination or reverie about our lives in the upcoming 5G and big data era.
Looking back in a few years, it might seem ridiculous, but it is precisely at this point in time that we have the space to imagine, to speculate on how these technologies will be implemented and expanded, and the changes they will bring to our lives.
You can find this short story by clicking on my author name or searching for "Big Data Dating". If you're interested, you can check it out and discuss it with me. What do you envision for the Internet of Things and the era of big data? What aspects do you want to see, and what aspects are you worried about?
I will write more short stories or side stories for this book later, so don't worry about it affecting the updates of Bloodline. No matter how much time I spend on Bloodline each day, I can only manage about 4-6K words. I estimate it will be difficult to break through this limit before the book is finished.
Readers often ask me if I don't have an outline. Of course I do! Not only do I have an outline, but I also have a handwritten detailed outline. My detailed outline has filled three A5 notebooks and used up almost ten UM-100 ballpoint pens. I also have an Excel file, which is over 130KB in size, recording the events that happened to the protagonist and the date of the blood-drinking incident by date. All the characters, all the fictional locations, and all the "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object" are also on the table.
However, what might be special is that the core storyline of my outline is the protagonist's mutation path and the development path of his superpowers; everything is built around this point.
So, as I've said before, in a sense, this book is actually a farming novel, with the core and main storyline being the constant advancement of technology.
You've probably noticed that I update at 11:59 PM. Most of the time, it's not because I finish writing right at that time, nor is it because I set a timer. Rather, no matter what time I finish writing, I constantly refine and polish my work, repeatedly revising it to see if there are any problems, contradictions, or bugs, whether there are better ways to express it, or if it can be made more interesting. Then, at 11:59 PM, I can't delay any longer, so I update. The later on, the longer this process takes. It's like creating a project using Photoshop or other tools; it's quick at the beginning, but as the amount of material increases and the project grows larger, just opening it takes a long time.
That's why I now publish all chapters together, regardless of their word count—4K, 5K, 6K, or 8K—so I can work through them together...
Of course, there are many problems with writing it this way, and I am fully aware of them. I will summarize them one by one when I review the entire book later.
The Bloodline is expected to end at the end of this year or the beginning of next year. Judging from the results alone, this book has failed, but in terms of the plot development and writing plan, it is still progressing steadily. Being able to enter the middle and later stages in such a gradual manner is a great improvement compared to my previous book, and I am actually quite satisfied with it.
Thank you to every reader who is still following along! You are all incredibly patient readers!
Thank you for your chapter comments! I read almost every one of them now. You guys are so lovely and talented! Your comments turned what was originally a 7-point interesting paragraph into a 9-point one, and gave the originally dry expository text a unique kind of fun.
Thank you to every reader who is still willing to subscribe, vote, and tip. It is because of your support that I can continue to write calmly at my own pace and according to my own ideas.
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