Write passionately, edit briskly: A complete guide to working on a great novel. The experience of writers: from Aristotle to Vodolazkin
Journalist and creator of the Telegram channel «Hemingway Will Call» Yegor Apollonov explores the anatomy of creativity, drawing on the experience of outstanding classics and contemporary writers — Umberto Eco, Alexey Ivanov, John Steinbeck, Neil Gaiman, Alexey Salkin, Maya Kucherskaya,...
Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, Viktor Pelevin, James Patterson, Yevgeny Vodolazkin and many others. In the first part of the book, you are invited to go through the «writer's path»: from creating a novel to its publication. How to start working, how to overcome writer's block, where to find ideas, themes, convincing characters, and how to find your style. You will learn about the pitfalls of self-publishing and the peculiarities of working with a publishing house. The second part of the book consists of dialogues about the craft with famous writers, in which they share their fears and doubts, advice and secrets of mastery. And remember, no book will teach you to be a writer, but by reading this book and analyzing the experiences of great writers, you may understand how to become one.
Journalist and creator of the Telegram channel «Hemingway Will Call» Yegor Apollonov explores the anatomy of creativity, drawing on the experience of outstanding classics and contemporary writers — Umberto Eco, Alexey Ivanov, John Steinbeck, Neil Gaiman, Alexey Salkin, Maya Kucherskaya, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, Viktor Pelevin, James Patterson, Yevgeny Vodolazkin and many others. In the first part of the book, you are invited to go through the «writer's path»: from creating a novel to its publication. How to start working, how to overcome writer's block, where to find ideas, themes, convincing characters, and how to find your style. You will learn about the pitfalls of self-publishing and the peculiarities of working with a publishing house. The second part of the book consists of dialogues about the craft with famous writers, in which they share their fears and doubts, advice and secrets of mastery. And remember, no book will teach you to be a writer, but by reading this book and analyzing the experiences of great writers, you may understand how to become one.
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