How to design the foundation of a novel

Answer 1

The foreshadowing of the novel could be designed from the following aspects:

** 1. From the perspective of function **
1. ** In terms of publicity **
- Create drama and strengthen the character's emotions. For example, he would describe the scene and the relationship between the characters. He would first let the plot be in a suppressed state to prepare for the subsequent explosion. For example, the plot of Linghu Chong in the ruined temple, the rain in the ruined temple, and Linghu Chong witnessing the intimacy between Yue Lingshan and Lin Pingzhi were all for the plot of Linghu Chong blinding 18 people on a rainy night. It made the readers feel aggrieved first, and then feel refreshed when they exploded.
2. ** To serve the development of conflicts **
- ** Reasonability of arrangement **:
- For plots that went against common sense (such as the son killing his father, which was against ethics), there were many reasons to pave the way. For example, in "Sun God", the son Hong Yi killed his father Hong Xuanji, laying the foundation for Hong Xuanji's viciousness (he was a big bad guy), killing Hong Yi's mother (he had a great grudge against his mother), putting Hong Yi under house arrest (he had no freedom), Hong Yi represented the righteous path of the human world while Hong Xuanji was the villain (putting righteousness above family and standing on the moral high ground), and so on, so that the readers could gradually accept the development of the plot.
- ** Accumulated Energy **:
- Multiple preparations could be made, such as suppressing the protagonist many times and letting the enemy continue to be rampant until the reader could not bear it anymore and accumulated enough energy.
3. ** Setting up the stage for the climax, introducing the characters **
- Set a suitable stage for the climax and introduce the relevant characters. For example, in the climax of the plot where Linghu rushed to the ruined temple on a rainy night and blinded 18 people, the ruined temple on a rainy night was the stage. Through the previous description, the stage and the relationship between the characters could better serve the climax.

** 2. From the perspective of the characters **
1. ** Character Ability Foundation **
- First, he explained the general ability level, then he pointed out the time needed to advance to the main character stage, so as to set off the main character's ability.
2. ** Character's personality foreshadowing **
- First, he would start with the views of the people around him, then he would draw the details. For example, when the protagonist appeared, the attitudes of the people around him and the changes in the atmosphere caused by the appearance of the protagonist.

** 3. From the perspective of the plot **
1. ** Reverse foreshadowing (with obvious directional effect)**
- It was commonly used in mystery novels. For example, the protagonist led a team to solve a murder case, and when the suspect was about to be confirmed, new evidence was suddenly discovered, causing the development of the case to change.
2. ** Laying the foundation for transition (acting as a bridge)**
- When the writing needed to be changed, use the description of the scene to pave the way. For example, if the protagonist was at home in the first part and the next part was at the airport, he could use the scene of the protagonist standing by the window and watching the plane take off and land on the tarmac. The feeling of being busy in life would naturally transition to the airport scene.
3. ** Prepare for a good time (prepare for a good time)**
- After the protagonist had just obtained the cheat and other abilities, the villain came to provoke him, thus paving the way for the protagonist to use the new ability to prank the villain.
4. ** Comparisons (to highlight the protagonist's advantage)**
- By describing the protagonist being looked down upon and the cannon fodder being worshipped by the stars, the protagonist's advantage would be highlighted in the subsequent plot.

** 4. Starting from the protagonist's strength and contradictions **
1. ** Protagonist's strength foreshadows **
- For example, in a novel about soldiers in the city, if the protagonist wanted to show off, he had to first build up the protagonist's strength. It could describe the protagonist's martial strength in detail (such as the identity of the soldier king, the instructor of the special team, etc.) and special identity (such as the first-class meritorious service) to prepare for the protagonist's performance in dealing with conflicts.
2. ** Cause of conflict **
- First, he would determine the core contradiction, such as the contradiction of the main character's house being demolished in the urban soldier novels. Then, he would build the relationship between the characters and the development of the plot around this contradiction.
3. ** Villain foreshadows **
- When constructing contradictions and conflicts, the villain's words and deeds would pave the way for the villain's character. For example, Manager Chen of the Xu Group, the villain in the urban soldier novel, had a domineering remark ("Even if the emperor comes today, this orchard will be demolished!" and so on), it paved the way for his villain image.
4. ** The conflict is intensifying, and emotions are building up **
- As the plot developed, the conflict would continue to intensify, and the reader's emotions would gradually escalate. For example, in some stories, the protagonist kept suffering setbacks, and the villain kept doing evil, thus causing the conflict to escalate.
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