"Where do you get your ideas?" It's a question and a quandary that bedevils every writer. And once you've got an idea, what then? Ideas without a plan, without a purpose, are no more than pleasant thoughts. In The Writer's Idea Book, Jack Heffron, former senior editor at Writer's Digest Books and Story Press, will help you find the answer. Utilizing over 400 prompts and exercis...(展开全部)

Writers will jump start their creativity with over 500 unique idea-generating prompts, from clustering to role-playing to automatic writing, that get the words flowing.

Since its publication ten years ago, "The Writer's Idea Book" has become one of the most popular creativity books for writers. In this new edition, every chapter features new exercises, text, and examples - nearly one hundred pages of additional content overall. In addition, a new section called "Questions to Consider" has been added at the end of each chapter to generate furth...(展开全部)

史蒂文·海勒（Steven Heller），纽约视觉艺术学院“设计师即作家”艺术硕士项目的联合主席。他曾在《纽约时报》任艺术总监33年，现为《纽约时报书评》撰写“Visuals”专栏。他曾任《AIGA平面设计期刊》的编辑，现任《AIGA VOICE：线上设计期刊》的编辑。他也是《PRINT》《EYE》《基线》《i-D》杂志20多年的特约编辑，并为多份其他设计与文化杂志撰写文章和专栏。他参与撰写和编辑过上百本关于设计和流行文化的书籍。他在1999年获得AIGA终身成就金奖章，在2011年获得史密森尼国家设计奖的设计思维奖。 盖尔·安德森（Gail Anderson），设计师、作家、教育家，纽约艺术学院的设计工作室Visual Arts Press的设计与数字媒体总监。她与乔·牛顿（Joe Newton）共同创办了设计事务所Anderson Newton...(展开全部)

In 1889, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, having accepted an article from Rudyard Kipling, informed the author that he should not bother to submit any more. "This isn't a kindergarten for amateur writers," the editor wrote. "I'm sorry, Mr. Kipling, but you just don't know how to use the English language." A century later, John Grisham was turned down by sixteen agents ...(展开全部)

In 1889, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, having accepted an article from Rudyard Kipling, informed the author that he should not bother to submit any more. "This isn't a kindergarten for amateur writers," the editor wrote. "I'm sorry, Mr. Kipling, but you just don't know how to use the English language." A century later, John Grisham was turned down by sixteen agents ...(展开全部)

Here we have the anatomy of the contemporary writer, imagined by the pseudonymous, “post-exotic” Antoine Volodine. His writers are not the familiar, bitter, alcoholic kind; nor are they great, romantic, tortured geniuses; and least of all they are media darlings and socialites. In Volodine’s universe, the writer is pitted in a pathetic struggle against silence and sickness, whe...(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

Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, ...(展开全部)

Every Sunday, readers of The New York Times Book Review turn with anticipation to see which novelist, historian, short story writer, or artist will be the subject of the popular By the Book feature. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, and here she brings together sixty-five of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges, ...(展开全部)