I am a writer

Chapter 167 Once the success is complete, the bones are dead!

It is difficult for people who are not in the book field to understand why the pre-sales of 20 copies of a book make major publishing companies excited.

Obviously, the pre-sales of some best-selling sequels have soared to one million copies, but the response has not been so strong.

When a top student gets a score of 95 from 98 in the test, apart from admiration, everyone probably has no extra emotions.

But when a scumbag changes from a score of 25 to a score of 75, after completing the qualitative change, people will be more amazed by it, and they will be very curious about how it was done, and it has made an invincible turnaround!

In the same way, the suspense mystery novel in which "Suspect X" is based is such a scumbag.

In the past, pre-sales that could only sell tens of thousands of copies suddenly turned into more than 20 copies, no less than an atomic bomb explosion.

Is this achievement accidental or inevitable? Is it possible for other mystery novels to replicate the sales miracle of Qin Chuan's book?

Every publishing company wants to do research.

Although the company is different, the focus of publishing is also different.

Some are good at fantasy, some are good at chicken soup novels, and some are good at romance novels, but everyone is not willing to stick to the rules, but wants to be enterprising and pioneering.

Even in their editorial group, everyone is discussing this novel.

Li Taoqi from Seagull Publishing House asked: "You said that Qin Chuan's "Suspect X" sold well. Is it because he wrote it well, or because he is popular?"

"I personally think it's because of his high popularity. Readers don't see it, they don't know whether the writing is good or not! If you ask a best-selling author to write a suspense mystery novel, the sales will definitely be stronger than those who originally classified it."

"I agree with Brother Kai. But I would like to add that if the popularity is high, readers will buy it. Many best-selling authors rely on that book or series for a living, and release a new work, and many readers will not buy it. .”

"That's right. Qin Chuan is very popular, and readers believe in his writing skills. If he makes a 180-degree transformation, he will still read it. If you change to a popular writer and suddenly go from fantasy fairy tales to suspense reasoning, there will probably be a lot of people waiting and watching." .”

"One will be successful. His book "The Devotion of Suspect X" suddenly became popular. It is estimated that many people who want to get ahead feel that it will be a little better in such an unpopular category. At that time, I don’t know how many books will be published. Become a brick under the pyramid."

These editors see clearly.

If Qin Chuan's new book really becomes a signature of the category, it is very likely to become an enduring long-term sales work.

Then few of the works that follow the trend can stand out.

Even if they can see it clearly, they will still cast the net widely.

What if a work that can catch a small fire or even a big fire is really caught?

Who can say for sure.

Liu Wei, a veteran editor from Feihong Publishing Company, is more concerned about the plot of Qin Chuan’s novel than the sales volume and performance. He used to be an editor of unpopular categories at the beginning of his career, but now he has finally mixed into historical novels. But the interests and hobbies have not changed.

"Actually, Qin Chuan's book is different from traditional mystery novels. It has novel features, which just attract readers. The promotional copy of many mystery novels is that an unsolved murder happened in a certain place, etc., but Qin Chuan The murderer is exposed to the readers before the novel even begins. This innovation is very attractive.”

Only now did the active members of the group shift their attention from Qin Chuan's popularity to specific works.

None of them had read any of the text of "The Devotion of Suspect X". Even the editors of the Open Book Publishing Company had just received the manuscript, and no one was bubbling right now.

"Yes, this is the same as many online novels, changing the soup without changing the medicine. There are innovations in the form on the surface, but in fact the core content is the same as before. But it is very unique and novel in front of the readers, unlike the outside group. Like a coquettish bitch."

"Yeah, at the beginning I was curious about how to tell Qin Chuan's story, where are the suspense points, how to mobilize the audience's appetite, etc. Then I thought about it, how did I fall into Qin Chuan's weaving without knowing it? On the Internet, this stuff is really powerful, and the modus operandi has become the biggest suspicious point in this book. I want to buy a copy to read it, and I’m really not reconciled if I don’t understand it!”

"Don't forget that Qin Chuan started his career by playing with emotion. Emotion is a great weapon in Qin Chuan's novels. Maybe this book can also be distinguished from other works."

"Many people write mystery novels like science students doing mathematics to solve problems. They typically follow formulas one by one, which seems formatted and cold. Qin Chuan is very good at writing characters' emotions, no matter whether this book is cruel or not, can look forward to.”

"I vaguely guessed how Qin Chuan wanted to write it. Unlike most novels about guessing who the murderer is, his novel is to let readers guess what method the protagonist Shishen used to create an alibi. To help the crush create an alibi."

"Do you think Qin Chuan's book seems to fit the so-called anticipatory suspense?" The editor is a part-time film critic, "His way of writing is a bit like the idea proposed by suspense film master Hitchcock. "

In layman's terms, there are two types of suspense settings, one is sudden suspense, and the other is expectation.

Two people walked into a room and sat down to talk when a bomb suddenly exploded under the table!
This process provides readers and audiences with surprises, which is called bursting.

From another perspective, before entering the room, readers first saw a murderer enter the room and hide the bomb under the table, and then two people walked into the room but did not find the bomb, and they still sat down to talk.

Then this process will attract readers' attention very much. They will worry about these two people and be afraid of the explosion of the bomb.

Obviously, the suspense setting of the latter is more advanced.

The potential dangers are told to readers from the very beginning, making readers fearful of what will happen next second.

Judging from the pre-sale introduction of "Suspect X", it is exactly in line with the theory put forward by Hitchcock!

From the very beginning, I told the readers the truth of the details of the whole matter, and the readers were always worried about when Shi Hong would be exposed, worried that the police and detectives would find out the truth, and so on.

In the opinion of many editors, since the protagonist is a rare mathematical genius, he must be a high IQ, cold, and elegant social elite, with a feeling of gentle scum.

If you read novels in the future, you will really be surprised!
"Even us old guys can't resist the attraction, let alone the rest of us."

"Yeah, I'm going to buy a few books during the mid-year promotion, and I've already added them to the shopping cart."

"Do you have any good books to recommend, I will buy some books to read in a few days!"

Editors are also all living beings. It is obviously cheaper for online bookstores to hold big promotions, and no one wants to spend unreasonable money to buy them in offline bookstores.

Salary is limited, so save as much as you can.

(End of this chapter)