The story for Volume Ten of "Re:zero - Starting Life In Another World" was completed very quickly. Even while dealing with other people, he still seemed to have plenty of time, as he had long become proficient.
Writing the story outline first, and then filling in the content, makes writing much easier. He also shared this little trick with a few other authors like him.
Senju Muramasa and Kani Nayuta, needless to say, are extremely talented geniuses. Even without an outline, they have a direct path to their goal in their minds. An overly detailed outline might even restrict their inspiration.
But for his two apprentices, it worked very well, not only speeding up their writing efficiency but also contributing to the story's stability.
For them, pursuing more inspiration would only lead to uncertainty. Moreover, while an outline has a certain degree of self-restriction, it also provides some room for the author to express themselves.
However, the one who benefited the most was Miss Elf. She was the type of person who completely refused to write an outline and whose talent was neither exceptional nor poor.
She wrote whatever came to mind, using the XP of flaunting nudity, combined with the illustrator's carry, which led to her best-selling success.
From the perspective of the story and writing style itself, it was actually full of holes, aside from being somewhat charming when writing explicit content.
No wonder everyone generally rated it poorly. Even readers who had already enjoyed it were unwilling to admit it was a great work.
"Trouble, too much trouble! This completely restricts my imagination! Writing like this loses all its fun! Writing should be like swimming in the ocean, free and uninhibited!"
At first, Yamada Elf grumbled, clearly unconvinced.
"Elf, you don't want to always be called 'toilet paper' work, do you? Both your writing style and the story itself are due for an upgrade. From what I understand, your new collaboration with Sagiri actually sold less than 'explosive flame dark elf', right?"
Izumi Chihiro's eyes showed disdain.
"I didn't think you'd care about such things."
Hearing this, Yamada Elf's body trembled imperceptibly.
Facts speak louder than words; this was her humiliation!
It was a strong collaboration, yet the results were unsatisfactory. There must have been a problem somewhere.
Clearly, the illustration quality wouldn't fluctuate much, so the answer was herself.
She really didn't want to admit this.
Many people in the industry become famous with one book but then decline. Would she be one of them too?
"Because everyone got tired of it. At first, everyone found it novel, so they could accept it. But although your story is different from before, there's no fundamental difference, and with the same XP, it's only natural for it to become boring."
Izumi Chihiro saw her weakness and specifically pointed it out to make her face it, lest she regret it later.
"I, I understand."
Yamada Elf lowered her head, like a child admitting a mistake.
"It's good that you understand."
He nodded in relief.
Miss Elf was relatively sensible, unlike a certain childhood friend who wouldn't shed tears until she saw the coffin.
"Why are you telling me all this? Could it be that you've already decided to be my fiancé?"
Yamada Elf was a little touched, and her emotions changed very quickly, immediately jumping to that conclusion.
"Fiancé aside for now, at least from the perspective of a close friend, I have reason to help you. That's my thought."
Izumi Chihiro had a very serious expression.
"B-Baka!"
Yamada Elf froze for a few seconds, then cursed.
"Why are you suddenly scolding me?"
"Why did you suddenly say something so touching?!"
"Is that my fault too?"
"…I'm going back first!"
"Then think about it carefully."
…
A figure rapidly ran out of Izumi and then turned into the adjacent villa.
"Your heart is beating so fast, you'll get sick, baka."
Closing the door, Yamada Elf leaned against it, touching her chest, and muttered with a flushed face.
The next day, after dinner.
Yamada Elf had already recognized reality and came to ask him for advice on this matter.
"Elf, are you disturbing Ni-san so late?"
Sagiri pouted, showing her displeasure.
"Don't be jealous, Sagiri, you need to get used to it. Maybe someday you'll become my 'little sister'."
Yamada Elf said proudly.
"You deal with Nayuta and the others first, then say something like that!"
Sagiri gave her a glare.
"The victor will ultimately be me, and only me! Everyone else will eventually become faded flowers, to be forgotten. Sagiri, just wait to drink my wedding wine!"
With her hands on her hips, Yamada Elf pointed at her, getting carried away with herself.
"Is that so."
Sagiri's expression was cold and indifferent, and she turned and went upstairs.
"Where's Sagiri?"
Izumi Chihiro had just come out of the kitchen after washing the dishes.
"She went back to her room. It's perfect for us to have some alone time. Sagiri is truly too sensible!"
Yamada Elf said with a smile.
It could be said to be a divine understanding.
"So, Elf, if there's anything you want to know, I can help you answer."
Izumi Chihiro didn't expose the truth, getting straight to the point.
"Mhm, mhm, let's begin…"
Yamada Elf pulled him to sit on the sofa. On the glass table was the laptop she usually used for writing.
She opened the laptop, and the screen lit up. The wallpaper was Mami Tomoe, drawn by Sagiri. Perhaps because it was a character of a similar color scheme, she used it as her wallpaper.
"The outline can be structured like this. For example, your "explosive flame dark elf" can be like this…"
Izumi Chihiro explained with a very professional attitude.
Yamada Elf also put away her usual carefree demeanor and listened attentively.
She vowed that she had never studied seriously in her entire life!
"Next, you can try it yourself and plan the content after your new work, using the method I just taught you…"
After the explanation, he assigned a task.
Yamada Elf meticulously arranged the complete story for her new work, "Bloom! Holy Elf!".
Miss Elf was certainly a talented person. Although she was often ridiculed, she was a best-selling author after all, so she naturally had her merits. It was just that she had never seriously addressed the issues of writing before, relying solely on her own passion.
Now, after he had sorted things out, Yamada Elf felt as if she had reached a new realm.
"Finished!"
Yamada Elf typed the last space and exclaimed loudly.
When she looked back at her outline at that moment, she instantly felt that the story's Veins had become much clearer.
If she wrote according to the outline, the story's intricacy would definitely improve a lot!
"After this, you should test it out yourself."
Izumi Chihiro suggested.
No matter how much is said, practice ultimately leads to true knowledge!
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