Journalist and creator of the Telegram channel 'Hemingway Will Call' Egor Apollonov delves into the anatomy of creativity, drawing on the experiences of outstanding classic and contemporary writers—Umberto Eco, Alexey Ivanov, John Steinbeck, Neil Gaiman, Alexey Salnikov, Maya Kucherskaya, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, Victor Pelevin, James Patterson, Evgeny Vodolazkin, and many others.
In the first part of the book, you'll follow the 'writer's journey': from the creation of a novel to its publication. Where to begin, how to overcome writer's block, where to find ideas, themes, compelling characters, and how to find your own style. You'll learn about the pitfalls of samizdat and the nuances of working with a publishing house. The second part of the book is a dialogue about the craft with famous writers, in which they share their fears and doubts, advice, and secrets of their craft.
And remember that no book will teach you to be a writer, but after reading this book and analyzing the experience of great writers, you may understand how to become one.