Where is the future of online writers

Network writer, sounds relaxed and pleasant way of working may make a lot of people yearning, in terms of industry, to "start Chinese network" as an example, the site has claimed that "there are 10 millions of online writers, nearly hundreds of authors income has reached 100,000". But according to industry insiders, this part of the people compared to the huge network of writers, it is a miracle. Where are the prospects for online writers and "money"?

If to the side of the whenever, the "first intimate contact" This work, I believe that few people do not know. The "Ruffian Cai" affair has infected a generation. This novel, which was Tsai by people as the starting point of the network literature, launched the upsurge of network literature in 1999. Since then, the discovery of one of the business opportunities of investors, investors, with this network of literature on the Express, many "network bookstore", "literary sites" have risen. From "The Golden Bookstore", "under the Banyan Tree", to today's extremely large "beginning of the Chinese network", Jinjiang literature, and so on, they along with the domestic Internet development and popularization, a net of nearly 200 million of the readers.

The recent publication of the 2012-2013 China Digital Publishing industry annual report says E-books have reached 3.1 billion yuan, 4.43 times times the previous year. Such a large audience group and industry scale, relying on the provision of many network writers, only "Shanda literature" under the network of the author of the number of 1.6 million people, the smaller number of literary site writers are more than more than 100,000. Such a hot supply and demand relationship, the birth of the "network writer" This professional group of growth.

It may seem like a lot of people are looking for a cushy way to work online, but a reporter's survey of some online writers shows that these online writers are not happy and that their income is not as good as they think.

"I live a day in the house, wake up to write, one months may not go out once." "Network writer Snow Fleeting (alias) told reporters," with the site signed about, every day to update, a day to more than 6000 words, do not update or not enough even if the word default. Sometimes the brain is blank, what inspiration is not, but still have to bite the bullet to write. Originally good several university schoolmate basically also does not contact, the relative also is occasionally the telephone, noodles also sees. When it comes to the update of the works, the snow is a face helpless.

Entrepreneurial stories

I wrote 4 million words a year.

Surveys show that the network authors in recent years in the beginning of the Chinese network and the VIP program, such as the stimulus, burst out of amazing creative enthusiasm, a group of authors also become a fantasy and other types of novel "Network Writer" star, and the net named "Tanggu three Less" the author is the most eye-catching star of the "light of the Son."

"The Son of Light" from "Tanggu Three little" creation of the first network novel "The Son of Light", at the same time, he is 300,000 words per month the creation speed of the most appropriate adjective. Today, with 5 years of 33 million yuan income, Rong Deng "Chinese writer Rich List • The king of Internet writers."

Before becoming a network writer, "Tanggu Three Little" is an ordinary young man can no longer be ordinary. His name Wei in 1998, he entered the CCTV international website, and began to contact network and network literature. Two years later, he jumped into an IT company and ended up in a bubble economy, only to be moved among other industries. and has been chasing a variety of network novels he found a problem, his favorite network novels have some common problems: update slow, occasionally broken more (stop updating), but these online novels interesting characters, Strange stories deeply attracted him. He decided to become an online novelist by the age of 23 in February 2004.

Since then, "the Son of Light" was born to a leap of red, so that "Tanggu three less" this pseudonym Beecher thoroughly on the Internet fire. Continuous creation brought him praise, but also brought wealth. In 2006, he formally decided to write a career on the Internet. "Most of the year, I wrote 4 million words, the strongest time can be 140 words per minute to adhere to the speed of one hours, basic to hand on the soft." "Wei said. followed by the most significant is the promotion of royalties, thousand words 70 yuan has been up to more than 200 yuan, gradually, he became a network of writers in a relatively high income. In 2011, his fee was the sum of previous years, and last year he sold 3 million copies of the simplified version of his new book, and set a record of 25 copies in one year.

"I remember a fever of 40 degrees, that day is 30 birthday, the evening burned out I also wrote 6000 words." "Tanggu Three little" success can not be separated from the network literature love and efforts, in his own words: "Because if a day did not write things, you will feel uncomfortable." ”

Operation mode

Copyright is also a revenue component

Mr. Liu, who is responsible for electronic publishing at a Beijing literature website, learned that electronic publishing is the main source of income for most online writers. Take an ordinary network novel, the first a hundred thousand of or even hundreds of thousands of words are provided to the reader for free reading, such as the hit rate of the novel reached a certain height, will be the site to the VIP area, after the content, the reader will pay thousand words 2 cents to 6 cents to read. This part of the serial revenue is usually divided by web writers and Web sites, the specific proportion of 50% or even to 100%.

In addition, literary sites attract readers to rely on works updates, and encourage authors to update their work as quickly and as often as possible and set up special attendance prizes.

In addition to the above several types of income, "reward" is a way for online writers to earn more extra money. For their favorite authors, readers can directly through the site function to give the author reward, the amount of more or less. The journalist even saw the reader give the author a one-time record of 2000 yuan. According to Liu Manager, some readers have given the highest more than 100,000 yuan.

In addition, some well-known network authors of E-books are often "physical" publishing, copyright income is also an important part of their income.

In terms of industry, with the industry's giant "Start Chinese network" For example, the website has claimed that "there are 10 millions of online writers, nearly hundreds of authors income has reached 100,000". But according to industry insiders, this part of the people compared to the huge network of writers, can only be regarded as bucket. Where are the prospects for online writers and "money"?

In an interview with reporters, the network writer "Flying Snow fleeting time" has said that he is now not like a network writer, and more like a "code word migrant workers." In the hands of many of the networks that journalists have contacted, there are a number of people who have this view.

In this respect, the industry said that at the moment the cultural and creative industry in the rapid development of network writers in the creation of outstanding works, should pay attention to the expansion of copyright works. Network novel "Dou Luo mainland" cartoon turned out, "Dou breaking the firmament" of the game adaptation by Sohu Swim. Gradually, film and television, games, animation and many other industries discovered the fertile soil of network literature, their intervention further increased the network literature industry value-added space, relying on works in the relevant industries copyright expansion, from 200 million of readers to gradually expand to a larger audience level, is the Network writers development direction.