I would like to ask all the great gods, how to write a story that spans a few years in a novel is how to write a story that spans many years. The timeline is about four years.

Answer 1

There were several ways to write across several years in a novel:

1. One short film a year: Divide the entire four-year timeline into multiple short films, each starting with a specific point in time or event, and then connect each short film to form an overall storyline. This way, the readers could better feel the passage of time and the growth of the characters while maintaining the cohesiveness of the story.

2. Four years through multiple stages: Divide the four-year timeline into multiple stages, each stage has different characters and storylines. For example, a character who was just a small assistant in the first year became an important person in the second year, then suffered a major setback in the third year, and finally reached his peak in the fourth year. This way, the readers could feel the growth and changes of the characters better.

3. Time Travel: Use time travel to travel the entire four-year timeline to different time points or events to form a story that spans multiple years. This method required the author to have a high level of imagination and skill, otherwise it might confuse the readers.

4. Multiple perspectives: Telling the story of the entire four years from multiple perspectives. Telling different stories from different angles allows the reader to better feel the passage of time and the growth of the characters. For example, he could tell the story from the perspective of the protagonist, supporting characters, villains, and so on at the same time to better shape the image of various characters.