“Make [your] characters want something right away—even if it’s only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.” — Kurt Vonnegut
“‘The cat sat on the mat’ is not the beginning of a story, but ‘the cat sat on the dog’s mat’ is.” — John Le Carré
Nothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than listening to masters of the craft talk about the writing life. But if you can’t get Vladimir Nabokov, Virginia Woolf, and Gabriel García Márquez together at the Algonquin, The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop gives you the next best thing. Stephen Koch, former chair of Columbia University’s graduate creative writing program, presents a unique guide to the craft of fiction. Along with his own lucid observations and commonsense techniques, he weaves together wisdom, advice, and inspiring commentary from some of our greatest writers. Taking you from the moment of inspiration (keep a notebook with you at all times), to writing a first draft (do it quickly! you can always revise later), to figuring out a plot (plot always serves the story, not vice versa), Koch is a benevolent mentor, glad to dispense sound advice when you need it most. The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop belongs on every writer’s shelf, to be picked up and pored over for those moments when the muse needs a little help finding her way.
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3天讀完,感覺學瞭好多,又感覺什麼都沒學……裏麵的觀點太泛泛瞭,都是tell,沒有show。對直覺和想象力的肯定給瞭我這個小透明一絲絲安慰。後麵的書單非常有價值!作者很強調人物和故事(人物是故事,故事是人物!),style反而是其次,revision很重要,10%原則試用瞭下,感覺有點用?作者是個“內容”派。
评分3天讀完,感覺學瞭好多,又感覺什麼都沒學……裏麵的觀點太泛泛瞭,都是tell,沒有show。對直覺和想象力的肯定給瞭我這個小透明一絲絲安慰。後麵的書單非常有價值!作者很強調人物和故事(人物是故事,故事是人物!),style反而是其次,revision很重要,10%原則試用瞭下,感覺有點用?作者是個“內容”派。
评分3天讀完,感覺學瞭好多,又感覺什麼都沒學……裏麵的觀點太泛泛瞭,都是tell,沒有show。對直覺和想象力的肯定給瞭我這個小透明一絲絲安慰。後麵的書單非常有價值!作者很強調人物和故事(人物是故事,故事是人物!),style反而是其次,revision很重要,10%原則試用瞭下,感覺有點用?作者是個“內容”派。
评分3天讀完,感覺學瞭好多,又感覺什麼都沒學……裏麵的觀點太泛泛瞭,都是tell,沒有show。對直覺和想象力的肯定給瞭我這個小透明一絲絲安慰。後麵的書單非常有價值!作者很強調人物和故事(人物是故事,故事是人物!),style反而是其次,revision很重要,10%原則試用瞭下,感覺有點用?作者是個“內容”派。
评分3天讀完,感覺學瞭好多,又感覺什麼都沒學……裏麵的觀點太泛泛瞭,都是tell,沒有show。對直覺和想象力的肯定給瞭我這個小透明一絲絲安慰。後麵的書單非常有價值!作者很強調人物和故事(人物是故事,故事是人物!),style反而是其次,revision很重要,10%原則試用瞭下,感覺有點用?作者是個“內容”派。
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