Curly Gibson

“China Gorky” Lu Xun —No Novel

Lu Xun left a large number of literary works, mostly essays, essays and short stories. However, the 20th century’s greatest literary figures, has always wanted to get involved in during his lifetime, “voluminous” work, he had planned to write six long (of which three are novel.)

Lu Xun’s lifetime, “China’s Gorky,” said, but he never had written a novel, which is known to many novel, Gorky world literature is somewhat different, say that it is a shame. More regrettable that there had been three times to write novels of Lu Xun’s intention, and have ideas mature, and some even moving the pen.

Spring of 1921, Lu Xun plans to write the novel, “Emperor and Yang”, has developed the outline. Content is also a good idea, from the An Lushan and Yang Yuhuan in the longevity Dianshang hit it off the beginning to the end of reign inspired sergeant killed by Royal. All issued more than twenty million words, divided eighteen chapters. After listening to an overview of the then Yu, Lu Xun’s friend Xushou Tang said: “Mr. Zhou’s story masterpiece, the arrangements for the wonderful, if more students took the pen in his writing certainly for the provision of community life, the novel face.” But , when Lu Xun was employed in Peking University, Beijing Normal University women teach his novel “The True Story of Ah Q” and the “Morning Supplement” serial, you must piecewise processing, modification, coupled with the “Scream,” a book printed urgently, “Many issues entangled”, they had to write the novel, set aside the. Liu Jixing in the “Letters of Lu Xun,” also saw a record in this matter, Mr. Lu Xun: “I am to write a novel about the Tang Dynasty, visited Chang’an. To where to look, think the sky is not even the sky Tang. Pains to depict the program with fantasy, completely broke, has not written a word. “(see Lu Xun on January 11, 1934 to the beginning of branches Yamamoto Japanese friends a letter)

May 1932, Lu met in Shanghai was hospitalized because of leg injuries the Chen Geng, General. In the meantime, he heard about the Red General Chen Geng Fourth Army in Henan, Anhui border against “encirclement and suppression” of the many stories, excited, Chen Geng immediately to obtain the relevant mimeographed material, decided to write a “falling of the Red Cloud” and its length is estimated one hundred and fifty thousand words. After reading the beginning of Qu said: “Although it is fiction, we rather true.” Xuefeng Lu recalls also prepared to write this novel, and Lu Xun Tan Road “to write, only as the” iron flow “(war in the former Soviet Union s) like to write. ” However, Lu Xun’s mother is ill at this time suddenly received a telegram. Returned to Beijing after the visit, he should be invited to give lectures at several universities. To the end in Shanghai, coincides with the Soong Ching Ling, Yang Xingfo sponsoring organizations and others in China League for Civil Rights, in addition to participate in planning of Lu Xun was also elected as executive member of the chores and sick, too busy. This novel about the Red Army finally failed to be written.

June 1935, Lu Xun and reflect the initiation of writing a life of four generations of intellectuals, the idea of the novel. Xuefeng said he had been, the background from the Revolution began, ending 30 years wrote, and “Fu An,” has been formed, just off the tip of the brush the other. Lu Xun’s wife Xu Guangping also talked about the first two “big things” for some reason failed to make, try any of this fight is also to write to. However, soon shocked friend Changing Qu heroic martyrdom in the bad news, Fujian, Lu Xun’d rather die. Qu is his life because the only person cited as a friend. Qu wrote this from his “life was a bosom friend is enough, Sishi pregnant when to regard it with the phrase” can be seen. Friend’s heroic martyrdom for national liberation, Lu Xun lost friends of the dead sorrow and a deep feeling of the memorial is to. Work hard to resolve to eliminate all interference Lu Xun, Qu for the dead friend to collect, collate, publish posthumous “sea the forest.” Then he died of another like-minded Friends of Fang Zhimin martyrs finishing manuscripts. These efforts took many of his valuable time.

Lu Xun’s lengthy drafting three novels in addition to the above, there are three other masterpiece. He had a great writer Maxim Gorky, the Soviet Union’s giant the “mother of Kim’s life Crimean Sa” praise, he also wanted to write this long, he figured: “Think about this but can be slow, if we can live again years, slowly write, you can write a book a year. “But for various reasons, this book is not written. Lu Xun also obsessed with writing a “History of Chinese Literature,” a huge structure of this book, he had said, his life into writing, this book can only be written to the Song Dynasty. To this end, he made some preparations, ordered some relevant books. In addition, Lu Xun would like to write a more comprehensive “changes in the history of Chinese characters.”

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Hey! You Wanna Write a Novel the Easy Way?

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My latest novel has been lounging on my computer for months. I have a thousand excuses for not finishing it: too busy with other endeavors, writer’s block, my lead character won’t budge, my cat needs food. Oh, yes, I have a ton of legitimate reasons for not finishing my third novel in my Amos Grant mystery series. I feel angry with myself. But then again, I don’t want my cat to starve. A dead cat in the house is bad for one’s muse.

So I feed the cat and start to thumb through The Easy Way To Write A Novel by Rob Parnell. It’s an e-book that caught my attention. (I like e-books because they are cheap and fast, much like some of the girls from my old neighborhood.) But Parnell’s book is more satisfying.

“If you are reasonably well educated, or even if not, everything you need to write an enduring novel-length piece of fiction is inside you. You already possess the talent and the necessary skills. All you have to do is access them.”

This is how Rob Parnell, founder of Easy Way To Write, begins his 179-page informative e-book. Using psychology and motivational advice, Parnell walks you through his unique process. More Zen monk than strict writing teacher, he spends a good part of his book teaching you meditation and visualization techniques.

Some may find his holistic approach a bit strange. But treating the whole person, taking into account one’s mental and social factors as well as the physical act of writing, caught my attention. It differed from the hundreds of other writing books I have sitting on my bookshelves. It sparked my muse into a new way of writing novels. If I had read Parnell’s e-book before I struggled through my own six novels, I believe the entire process would have been less painful.

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What Rob Parnell does is prepare you to write before he shows you how to write your novel in 30 days. (Maybe he should have named his book “The FAST Way To Write a Novel.”) In any case, I was intrigued by his system. I, especially, enjoyed his putting to rest some of the myths about writing a novel.

For instance, he points out that all art (writing included) is subjective. “There is absolutely no reason to believe that what you create is less a work of art than anything else,” he writes. “If you believe your book to be a work of art, then that’s exactly what it is. Period.”

You must have an “original idea” is another phrase you hear a lot about. But Parnell points out that what these know-it-alls really mean is that you should write something “significantly different.” There is no such thing as an original idea. I found this out when in 1973 I came out with my “original” magazine of memories, Yesterday’s Magazette. Unbeknownst to me, others were heaving this same “original” idea around the same exact time. But I still say I came out with it first.

Here’s another example: In 1970, I coined the “original” saying of “always expect the unexpected.” But the funny thing is that since that time I must have heard my same “original” expression repeated a million times or more. One more original idea I thought I had back in the late 70s was to write a column of “Oddball News” items, which I did for a few years. Now I see there is a very similar column called News Of The Weird which is now syndicated in hundreds of newspapers.

So believe me and Rob Parnell when we say “don’t waste your time” agonizing and trying to come up with some original idea for your book. Don’t even try. Just put a twist on an old idea.

Parnell recommends writing fast. “If you try to use your conscious logical side of your mind to write, you’ll take forever,” he states. “Let your fingers write or type automatically.” In other words, he advises, use your subconscious to write that great novel.

As much as I enjoyed the mindset and motivational techniques in the first half of Parnell’s book, I have to admit that Part Two about his “30 Day Formula” for writing a novel was equally entertaining and informative. Right off, he tells you that you need CHARACTERS before anything else. He says without interesting characters, there is simply no story.

He guides you through each day. He even designs a ten step plot template and explains how setting should best be viewed as another character to define. He then  goes on to list the ten fundamental mistakes that writers should avoid. Lastly, like a good coach, he is there to nudge and push you along and to motivate you. “You’re always closer to success than you think!”

I admit Rob Parnell’s e-book, The Easy Way To Write a Novel, got my motor running. In fact, I’ve decided to spend the rest  of the day working on my novel.  After all, it is National Novel Month. What better time to finish a novel. I feel really pumped! My mind is racing with ideas. My fingers are a twitter. I’m smokin’!

But first … I need to feed the cat.

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