A complete guide to creating an outstanding novel, based on the experience of recognized authors.
Journalist and author of the Telegram channel “Hemingway will call back,” Egor Appolonov explores the intricacies of literary creation, drawing on the experience of famous classics and contemporary writers, including Umberto Eco, Alexey Ivanov, John Steinbeck, Neil Gaiman, Alexey Salnikov, Maya Kucherская, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, Viktor Pelevin, James Patterson, Yevgeny Vodolazkin, and many others.
In the first part of the book, you’ll go through the “writer’s path”—from concept to publication. You’ll learn how to start writing, overcome creative crises, find ideas and themes, and create convincing images, as well as develop your unique style. The book also covers the features of self-publishing and how to interact with publishing houses. The second part includes conversations with well-known writers, where they share their fears, doubts, advice, and professional secrets.
It’s important to remember that no book will make you a writer—but if you study and analyze the experience of great masters, you may realize how to become one.