When I didn't read the book Talking about Writing, I think, firstly, I don't intend to be a writer, and secondly, I don't intend to engage in writing-related work. With my present writing ability, I can write a travel book, a recipe and a essay casually. Why study and write? If you read more books, you will naturally write well. That's true, but after reading this chapter, I deeply realized my shallowness. Now I can't even reach the first level of writing.
One or four realms
These four realms sound a bit mysterious. Mr. Zhu gave a very good explanation with a simple example:
Writing is like writing brush:
1. At the beginning of learning, the pen is unstable and the wrist is not comfortable to use, so the structure is well-balanced, the pen tip is weak, the words written are often crooked, and Mao Feng is clumsy and twisted. At this time, occasionally one or two words are ok, and the whole article is full of faults. This is the "defect".
2. "Defects" is the only way for every beginner. If he has a little talent, works hard, reads more tablets and affixes handwriting, copies more, and asks calligraphers for advice, and he is flexible in using his pen for structure, white lines, scale and wrist, he can write words that are acceptable without major faults. This is the "steady state".
3. Further, it is necessary to ponder. Every body of the genuine cursive script must try it. It is necessary to read more tablets and paste them in different times, and then write your own style. At this time, the words written can be regarded as works of art, whether strange or positive, thin or fat, and can be said to be beautiful. This is the "alcohol environment". But this is not the extreme, anyone can achieve it as long as they work hard and are mature.
4. the highest realm is "transformation", which not only matures the art of Chinese characters, but also the cultivation of mind and knowledge, and the artistic cultivation and mind and knowledge are integrated, so that Chinese characters can not only see their skillful wrists, but also show their superb personality. This extreme situation can only be achieved by a few lucky people.
Writing is just like writing, and the process of benefiting is the four realms of "defect", "stability", "alcohol" and "transformation".
two elements
manpower is indispensable: otherwise, the "stable state" and "alcohol state" can never be achieved
talent is even more indispensable: otherwise, the "stable state" and "alcohol state" can be achieved slowly and quickly, but the "transformation state" can never be seen.
third, what kind of works can be regarded as "transformation"? Mr. Zhu gave the list of books:
1. Romantic essays: Li Sao by Qu Yuan, Poems by Tao Yuanming and Du Gongbu
2. Reasoning essays: Wandering around, Qi Wu Lun and Leng Yan Jing by Zhuangzi
3. Notes: Biography of Xiang Yu, Biography of Huo Zhi and Dream of Red Mansions < p
"stable state" and "defective state" need not be exemplified. You and I are probably wandering in this state. Mr. Zhu is too modest.
fourth, for us ordinary people, we should strive to get rid of the "defect state" and achieve the "stable state". How can we achieve the stable state?
scale is divided into two layers:
1. abstract: abstract is what grammar, logic and ancient writers call "righteousness", that is, what westerners call literary theory and criticism, psychology and rhetoric knowledge
2. concrete scale needs to be found in model works.
try to figure out grammar, logic, meaning, etc. in concrete examples.
For beginners, there are not many model works, including dozens of essays and three kinds of essays, but memorization can be used as the basis to achieve "steady state".
V. Methods of reading works
1. To read each text, we must try to figure out the meaning, words, sentences and layout;
2. All three words in a sentence have two aspects, meaning is of course important, and the sound rhythm can't be ignored.
VI. Writing
To practice writing, one must not be afraid of imitation and the other must not be afraid of revision. The more you change, the deeper you think, and the safer you write.
7. The detour between "defect boundary" and "stable boundary"
In the process from defect boundary to stable boundary, our writing style will constantly change, and it is likely to return to another "defect boundary". Because this defect boundary enters "familiar boundary", just like we practice writing, we have learned regular script, and then we have to start from defect boundary when we go to learn official script.
from now on, let's start from scratch, and strive for stability first.