Reborn, I achieved legendary status with a single book.

Chapter 3: Successful signing.

Chen Yang has always viewed online writing as building a house.

Then.

Writing an outline is like drawing blueprints before building a house.

Only by drawing up the blueprints can you know how to build the house, what style and design to use.

The same applies to writing novels.

Only by writing a good outline can you determine the style, concept, and ideas of your novel.

Chen Yang spent a day writing the outline.

The next day, Chen Yang began writing the first chapter of the main text.

The first chapter of the main text is like the foundation of a house.

Even if you want to build a very tall building, you must first lay a solid foundation.

The taller the building, the more solid its foundation needs to be.

Writing a novel isn't about having any creative ideas that you have to immediately express.

You can't be too hasty.

You have to explain things to the readers little by little.

Of course, not being in a rush doesn't mean you have to be slow to warm up.

Don't write any random, irrelevant content before the first chapter.

Therefore, when you write the first chapter, you should focus your main attention on the protagonist.

then.

That's the content of Chapter One.

Let me first introduce the protagonist's identity, Chen Fan. Where does he come from, what does he do, and what abilities does he have?

Meanwhile, what conflicts arise when he travels to Earth?

The original owner of this body had a very low IQ, a beautiful wife, and his sister and family were in imminent danger.

What should the protagonist do at this point?
first step.

First, restore spiritual power and resolve the family conflict.

The second step.

Find the way back to your original planet.

In a novel, the first step is the side plot, and the second step is the main plot.

The main storyline is very long and cannot be explained in just a few words; for now, we'll focus on the side quests.

Chen Yang had used this writing technique countless times in his previous life.

With his hands flying across the keyboard, Chen Yang wrote the first five chapters in one go, without adding a single stroke.

"Ugh, no internet."

Chen Yang, who was about to upload the file, felt a little frustrated when he saw that his computer had no internet connection.

Although getting a network cable wasn't particularly expensive in 06, Chen Yang kept quiet about it, thinking about his parents' expectations for him.

"Let's go to an internet cafe and upload the first five chapters first."

……

It's still a Lenovo internet cafe.

I still saw Zhang Lin at the Lenovo Internet Cafe.

"Chen Yang, come on, let's play together."

Upon seeing Chen Yang arrive, Zhang Lin said.

Chen Yang shook his head: "Never mind, I still need to check the information."

"Tsk tsk, you really are a good student. I come to the internet cafe to play games, but you come to the internet cafe to study."

Ignoring what Chen Yang was doing, Zhang Lin became engrossed in the game.

Chen Yang turned on his computer and logged onto Qidian.com.

Writing online novels is not the same as writing a diary.

To make your content visible to everyone, you need to choose a website publishing platform.

Qidian is currently the largest and most mature online novel serialization platform in China.

Click on the Author Center.

To become an online author, you first need to create an author account and choose a pen name.

[His appearance is unremarkable].

This is the author name created by Chen Yang.

Although Chen Yang considered himself somewhat handsome, he was already an uncle in his previous life, so he decided to keep a low profile.

Book title: I come from billions of light-years away.

Genre: Urban fantasy.

Summary:
Chen Fan, from a cultivation world billions of light-years away from Earth.

Due to a major calamity befalling his sect, he traveled back to his home planet Earth and became a mentally challenged son of the Chen family.

Then Chen Yang put the MP3 memory card into the card reader and copied the first 5 chapters he had written to the author's backend.

Click to upload two chapters first, and put the remaining three chapters in the drafts folder in the background, ready to be updated tomorrow.

The rest is up to the editors at Qidian.com for review.

But I didn’t expect it.

The review process on Qidian was quite efficient; Chen Yang only waited about ten minutes before his work was approved.

Not only did the review pass, but Chen Yang also discovered that there was an additional comment in the book review section.

Was Qidian's traffic really this high in 06?
The book started receiving comments as soon as it was released.

But upon closer inspection, Chen Yang discovered that it was an advertisement review.

It reads: Wow, congratulations on the launch of your new book! New author support group, we're all newbies here, ++++.

Ok.

Since it was rare for someone to be so enthusiastic about advertising, Chen Yang joined the new author support group.

"Welcome, newcomer..."

As soon as you enter the group.

The authors in the group all typed messages of welcome. This made Chen Yang feel somewhat flattered.

To know.

Chen Yang had been writing for over a decade in his previous life and had long since become a seasoned veteran in the online novel world; no one called him a newbie anymore.

On several occasions, he even pretended to be a newbie, which was criticized by readers. "I've been reading your novels since I was a child, and you're still pretending to be a newbie? How can you be so shameless?"

But now.

Chen Yang is indeed a newcomer.

"Thank you all, everyone. This newbie is here to pay my respects."

Chen Yang sent a trembling emoji.

"You're welcome, we're all newbies. By the way, what kind of book are you writing?"

An author with the IP name "Dangdang" asked in the group.

"I come from billions of light-years away."

Chen Yang sent the novel's title and link to the group.

"Oh, Platinum Beauty, I wish you great success, I'll keep it for you."

"I'll add this to my favorites too."

Chen Yang opened the backend to take a look.

It really is.

My fellow authors were quite supportive; the number of favorites in the backend went from 0 to 7.

This means that 7 people have added it to their favorites, which is equivalent to 7 people following your work.

When placed on the book lovers' interface, it means that the book lovers have clicked the "Add to Bookshelf" function.

When a fellow reader adds a book to their bookshelf, that's 1.
If 100 book lovers add books to the bookshelf, that's 100 favorites.

This is what mutual help among newcomers is all about.

Chen Yang couldn't help but sigh.

Thinking of past lives.

He went through the same thing back then.

Chen Yang then remained silent, simply watching the group chat.

basically.

The people in the group were talking about popular books, writing, and so on.

Many people also complained that it's too difficult to get a contract with Qidian, with some who have written over 100,000 words still not getting one.

Signing a contract means reaching a cooperation agreement with Qidian.

If you don't have a contract, your novel won't be recommended by Qidian.

If it's not recommended by Qidian, readers will generally have a hard time seeing it.

That way you won't make any money.

So the first step to earning money by writing online novels is to sign a contract.

Signing a contract with Qidian is not so easy.

Many new writers have written countless novels, yet none of them have been signed to a contract.

Like Dangdang, which we've been constantly criticizing.

He did not sign a contract.

Some authors in the group who hadn't signed contracts also asked, "Dangdang, is it really that difficult to sign a contract with Qidian?"

"Of course! I can't get a contract for even one out of ten books. No, I can't get a contract for even one out of fifty, or even one out of a hundred. I get a contract for every book I write on other websites, but I haven't gotten a single contract on Qidian."

"Holy crap, isn't that a one percent probability?"

"Yeah, if it weren't for my dream, I wouldn't bother with them."

"Uh, how do I sign the contract?"

"Well, generally you need to write 30,000 words before it enters the backend of the contracted editors. At that point, they will see how your novel is written. If it's good, they will send you an in-app message to remind you to sign the contract."

"How many words have you written?"

15 words.

"That……"

"Don't slap me in the face."

Dangdang said somewhat dejectedly.

"Are there any novels that can get a contract for less than 3 words?"

"Yes, very few, except for those great masters."

"oh oh……"

They chatted from time to time.

Chen Yang did not interrupt.

Actually, signing a contract isn't difficult at all.

As the saying goes, what is difficult for those who know how is difficult for those who don't.

Often, the reason people can't sign contracts is simply because they don't quite understand the specific writing style of online novels.

Many people start a book based on their hobbies, impulses, or passions.

Here, someone has successfully signed a contract.

But more often than not, they are eliminated and ignored.

As for whether it's true, as mentioned in the group, that the normal signing process only begins after 3 words.

For the first time, I'm sorry.

but.

When your work is good enough.

Signing a contract with the website will be faster than you imagine.

Just like Chen Yang.

When he refreshed the author's backend, he saw a text message announcing his signing of a contract.

(End of this chapter)