Chapter 20 old saying about writing

Mr. Mao Dun instructed young people who are interested in writing to write about things and people they are familiar with, and not to write about things they are not familiar with.In other words, don't be happy with Liexin, and build a car behind closed doors. So, wouldn't a writer only be able to write about things in his own small circle of life, and never go beyond the threshold?In fact, this is not the case.Because for a writer, more important than writing is his life.If he is close to reality and observes and experiences anytime and anywhere, the scope of his writing will naturally be broad.

These golden and stone quotes about writing are actually "old sayings".The problem is that it is easier said than done, and there are even fewer writers who are willing to do such preparation seriously.As far as I know, taking Mr. Mao Dun as an example, he didn't just talk about it.In order to write, he used to go to the stock exchange in Shanghai to observe every day, mingled with the crowd who were screaming wildly as the stocks and gold rose and fell, and personally experienced their crazy emotions.Therefore, it is not accidental that he often does not write much in describing characters, and has already come to life on paper.

There are many such examples in the history of literature.The masters of naturalism and realism, such as Flaubert, Zola, and Maupassant, have all done this.It is said that in order to describe the scene of a carriage knocking down a person, Zola wanted to personally experience the panic of the pedestrian who was hit.Although this may not be true, it is true that the writers in France tried hard to experience life at that time. A more famous anecdote is the relationship between Maupassant and Flaubert.Flaubert was entrusted by Maupassant's mother to instruct her son carefully how to write novels.For seven years, Maupassant visited every day to be taught, and showed his works to the teacher.Flaubert's instruction to his disciples was simple: observe, then observe, and observe.For each kind of thing, there is only one most appropriate adjective, and you must find the most appropriate one before stopping.There are thirty horses in the street. If you want to describe one of them, you must make others recognize the difference between the one you want to describe and the other twenty-nine horses at a glance. the difference.

It is said that Maupassant never forgot his teacher's teachings all his life, and developed the habit of observing carefully anytime and anywhere.Even when Flaubert passed away, Maupassant was by his side, from encoffining to burial, he watched unrelentingly and wrote down detailed notes.Although this is a bit exaggerated, the works of Zola, Flaubert, Maupassant and others have paved the way for naturalism and realism literature, and there is a path for those who are willing to follow. See the facts. A writer can write fantasy, of course, but fantasy alone never makes good work.