Write zealously, edit briskly: A complete guide to working on a great novel. Writers' experiences: from Aristotle to Vodolazkin

Journalist and creator of the Telegram channel «Hemingway Will Call» Yegor Apollonov examines the anatomy of creativity, drawing on the experiences of outstanding classics and contemporary writers — Umberto Eco, Alexei Ivanov, John Steinbeck, Neil Gaiman, Alexei Salnikov, Maya Kucherskaya, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, Viktor Pelevin, James Patterson, Evgeny Vodolazkin, and many others.
In the first part of the book, you will embark on the «writer's journey»: 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 own 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 renowned 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 might understand how to become one.