No matter what the purpose is, no matter what the consideration is. Well, maybe it's survival, maybe it's fun, maybe you just want to earn some extra money. Anyway, you have decided to start writing to make money. Then, make a small reservation for yourself first.
Are you going to write a big article? Small draft? Or are you going to eat it all?
The so-called "big manuscript" generally refers to the social documentary of 3000-8000 words, and is also often called "special manuscript" (pure literature is not involved here). Most require real people, as many photos of the parties as possible, and relevant supporting materials (such as divorce certificates after divorce, judgments after court decisions, etc.). , and copies are generally acceptable), the parties need to be interviewed and sign the words "agree to publish the text".
If you want to write this kind of article, the prerequisite is to make a wide range of friends and be good at communication. For example, newspapers and court friends have more or less. In this way, news clues come from many sources and are fast, and it is also convenient to obtain proof materials that ordinary people cannot obtain. For example, the certificate of arrest in the early stage of the case, the trial transcript and first-instance judgment in the middle stage of the case, and the final judgment after the case is over.
These increasingly important and necessary documents, in today's increasingly rampant fake manuscripts, are obviously more difficult to obtain copies than feature writers, general industries and freelance writers who work in the public security inspection law. Common solutions are: 1, ask friends to introduce you, and then get to know netizens, tea friends, wine friends, chess friends, card friends, fishing friends, "donkey friends" and so on. All roads lead to Rome; 2, go directly to the door to "seduce each other with interests"! Such as joint writing, cost sharing and so on. Once a tacit and pleasant cooperative relationship is formed, you will take the first step and successfully enter the "core interior". Ha, it will be much more convenient for you in the future!
The most direct benefit of writing a "big draft" is of course high return! Nowadays, newspapers are magazines, and magazines are expanding. There are more and more weekend and month-end editions of newspapers, and many magazines have changed from monthly to bimonthly or even monthly. The demand for "big manuscripts" is also increasing, and the manuscript fee is also increasing! As far as I can remember, the highest remuneration for a "big manuscript" (original and sequel) is more than 50,000 yuan (the normal remuneration for the original and sequel is more than 1 10,000 yuan, and it won the first prize 1 10,000 yuan in the same month and 30,000 yuan at the beginning of the following year).
Nowadays, "a thousand words and a thousand dollars" (the first three articles of confidant, family, Huaxi Dushi Bao and five or six magazines) has become a cliche slogan in some newspapers and magazines, and there are countless "a thousand words and five hundred" (represented by "working"). Even if it's just a popular "thousand words and 300 words" and a "big draft" of about 5,000 words, the minimum manuscript fee is more than 1,000, which can catch up with the basic salary and basic bonus of ordinary workers.
Compared with the high return of "big draft", writing "small draft" can really withstand loneliness.
The "small draft" can be divided into "tofu blocks" with less than 100 words, street essays with hundreds of words, philosophical essays with thousands of words, and emotional essays with less than 4,000 words in magazines. The following are the "small manuscripts" that the Star Club will focus on, especially magazines with less than 4,000 words, with emotional articles attached.
The so-called "patchwork", the collocation of a magazine, is sometimes very important! Too bloody, you have to match some inspiring warmth; It's too heavy, so romantic and fashionable love is essential. For example, Man and Nature, First Love Time, Man on the Journey, Romantic Gone with the Wind, Love and Fear at Work, etc. , are short stories with the nature of "youth and beauty".
Who is suitable for writing short articles? -College students, middle school students, inexperienced migrant workers, introverted white-collar workers, fashionable and avant-garde petty bourgeoisie. Most of these people don't have the possibility of traveling and interviewing in different places, or don't care at all. They only have tea to add fragrance, behind closed doors in the shadow of candlelight and music of silk and bamboo, but they are tied up in business when they don't go out. Their words, beautiful, romantic and ethereal, are refreshments after a big fish and meat. More than ten years ago, Zhou Dedong, Deng Hao, Zhu Hong and Zhao Dong, who are famous all over the world, were once called the "Four Prince Charming" in the young literary world, and their words at that time all belonged to the narrative before the starry sky.
Many beginners in writing do not have extensive social communication and profound life experience, are not familiar with the basic routines and skills of writing articles to make money, and do not understand the supply and demand information of newspapers and magazines today. Most of them are confused and naive eyes, trembling and trying to embark on this road.
These people are suitable for writing from the "small draft". An emotional experience is "unbearable weight of life" for yourself; It is "the past is unbearable to look back on the moon"; That is really the most important "200X first snow" in a short life journey; It's a slender boat pole on rivers, lakes and seas-forget it! When I mentioned it, I burst into tears!
However, many people never dreamed in advance: he lived for 20 years and faced only his own story; But a newspaper and magazine editor is faced with thousands of stories by thousands of authors! Therefore, there are often scenes like this: the narrator is crying, Shan Ye is empty for a while, the rivers are dried up, thunder bursts in winter, rain and snow fall in summer, and heaven and earth blend together! The bystander of life who looks on coldly and the emotional listener at that moment often feel powerless.
Therefore, it is one thing to write a "small draft" for yourself to remember, and it is another to want to publish it to millions of readers!
Whether it is conception, structure, theme or writing style, it must be unique! Compared with similar chapters that have been published, you must establish a lofty position. Otherwise, it will be submerged in the ocean of thousands of manuscripts and will not stand out!
"Emergency, if it is news in the school, will naturally be published in the school magazine; If it is the news in the city, then make persistent efforts and go to Xiaogan Daily; If it is the news of the whole province, you should not hesitate to vote for Hubei Daily and Chutian Metropolis Daily! If it can be counted as news all over the country, you should immediately write it to the People's Daily or influential newspapers all over the country! "
This passage also applies here. Please read carefully, especially for beginners.
Many people start with "small manuscripts", such as (the cake is misplaced), Xiao Yu (the drifting bottle of youth, the secret in the palm of your hand), (sunshine love, I will marry you tomorrow), Huo (the music box of first love) and death are afraid to bite the bullet. The last rumba, Zhao Haining (love has passed the shelf life) ... After many years, Xiao Yu and others still adhere to the position of "small draft", while Huo, Zhao Meiping and others have already grown into famous writers who pay equal attention to "big" and "small"! Excellent works continue to be famous throughout the country. Therefore, big draft, small draft, or various sizes vary from person to person, and personality determines fate! See how you choose according to the situation.
The "big draft" is long and the manuscript fee is high; The "small draft" is short in length and the manuscript fee is relatively low.
As for the difficulty, each has its own merits.
Life is always better than stories! It is not easy to meet a "big draft" in an interview, but as long as the story itself is wonderful and the text is similar, it can still be used! Although most "small manuscripts" don't need interviews, they can be imagined and fabricated out of thin air, but it is not easy to surpass them.