This book, by a psychologist with two decades of investment in writers, depicts his programs for instilling patience, pacing, constancy, and resilience in writing. He shows how writers proceed to comfort and fluency by detailing strategies, rules, and turning points for a diversity of writers--professional, professorial, and otherwise. The result is a thorough-going discussion ...(展开全部)

In this collection of writings and responses gathered from over 30 years of correspondence, the reclusive Italian author addresses her unwavering decision to remain anonymous, her literary inspirations, Italian politics and culture, and the role of the writer (and the publisher) in modern society. Ferrante’s voice is as direct, penetrating, acute, inspiring, and intimate as it ...(展开全部)

Frantumaglia is a riveting compilation, over the course of her writing career, of Elena Ferrante’s letters to her publisher, interviews with editors and journalists, and responses to readers' questions. For fans of Ferrante, and for fans of writing, this is essential reading. Her comments have the ring of truth and the power of wisdom. This is a woman who not only knows her own...(展开全部)

Frantumaglia is a riveting compilation, over the course of her writing career, of Elena Ferrante’s letters to her publisher, interviews with editors and journalists, and responses to readers' questions. For fans of Ferrante, and for fans of writing, this is essential reading. Her comments have the ring of truth and the power of wisdom. This is a woman who not only knows her own...(展开全部)

In this collection of writings and responses gathered from over 30 years of correspondence, the reclusive Italian author addresses her unwavering decision to remain anonymous, her literary inspirations, Italian politics and culture, and the role of the writer (and the publisher) in modern society. Ferrante’s voice is as direct, penetrating, acute, inspiring, and intimate as it ...(展开全部)

Readers connect to characters with depth, ones who have experienced life's ups and downs. To deliver key players that are both realistic and compelling, writers must know them intimately-not only who they are in the present story, but also what made them that way. Of all the formative experiences in a character's past, none are more destructive than emotional wounds. The afters...(展开全部)

克里斯托弗·沃格勒（Christopher Vogler） 国际上备受尊重的编剧和写作技巧大师，常年担任好莱坞各大制片公司编剧顾问，《狮子王》《搏击俱乐部》和《细细的红线》等著名影片的故事创作均受其影响。他独创的“英雄之旅”故事模型曾对世界编剧理论产生了巨大冲击

[英]理查德·科恩（Richard Cohen）,曾任英国知名出版社哈钦森（Hutchinson）、霍德与斯托顿（Hodder & Stoughton）的出版发行总监，并创建了理查德·科恩出版公司（Richard Cohen Books），经他编辑的作品曾有多本荣获普利策奖（Pulitzer）、布克奖（Booker）、科斯塔奖（Costa）……超过二十本书曾位居英美各大畅销书榜单之首。科恩曾担任两届切尔滕纳姆文学节（Cheltenham Festival of Literature）主席，并以客座教授身份在英国金斯顿大学（University of Kingston-upon-Th¬ames）教授了七年创意写作课，他也为《纽约时报》（Th¬e New York Times）及伦敦的主流报刊撰稿。现居纽约。作者还著有《追逐太阳》（Chasing the...(展开全部)

埃伦·温纳（Ellen Winner） 波士顿学院心理学教授，哈佛大学教育研究生院“零点计划”高级研究员。她领导着艺术与心智实验室，该实验室专注于研究典型的、有天赋的儿童和成人在艺术方面的认知能力。2000年，她获得鲁道夫·阿恩海姆奖(Rudolf Arnheim Award)，以表彰她在心理学和艺术领域的杰出研究。她的研究基于艺术既是认知过程又是情感过程的观点，并假设艺术是人类行为的一个核心方面，在对艺术的理解中必须纳入我们对发展、认知和教育的理解。她的丈夫是多元智力理论提出者、著名心理学家霍华德·加德纳。

Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. The New York Times columnist and world-class professor has long been an aficionado of language: “I am always on the lookout for sentences that take your breath away, for sentences that make you say, ‘Isn’t that something?’ or ‘What a sentence!’” Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish ma...(展开全部)