NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times).

“Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” —The New York Times Book Review

For a quarter century, more than a million readers—scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities—have been inspired by Anne Lamott’s hilarious, big-hearted, homespun advice. Advice that begins with the simple words of wisdom passed down from Anne’s father—also a writer—in the iconic passage that gives the book its title:

“Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report on birds written that he’d had three months to write. It was due the next day. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books on birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’”

In the tradition of The Elements of Style comes Trish Hall’s essential new work on writing well—a sparkling instructional guide to persuading (almost) anyone, on (nearly) anything. As the person in charge of the Op-Ed page for the New York Times, Hall spent years immersed in argument, passion, and trendsetting ideas—but also in tangled sentences, migraine-inducing jargon, and dull-as-dishwater writing. Drawing on her vast experience editing everyone from Nobel Prize winners and global strongmen (Putin) to first-time pundits (Angelina Jolie), Hall presents the ultimate guide to writing persuasively for students, job applicants, and rookie authors looking to get published. She sets out the core principles for connecting with readers—laid out in illuminating chapters such as “Cultivate Empathy,” “Abandon Jargon,” and “Prune Ruthlessly.” Combining boisterous anecdotes with practical advice (relayed in “tracked changes” bubbles), Hall offers an infinitely accessible primer on the art of effectively communicating above the digital noise of the twenty-first century.

“Long live the King!”（一语双关，既是“国王万岁！”，又是“ 斯蒂芬·金万岁！”）美国《娱乐周刊》在《写作这回事》出版之际大声欢呼。
一半是有史以来最畅销的恐怖小说之王的人生回忆录，一半是国家图书奖终身成就奖文学大师的创作经验谈兼写作大师班。手把手教有志于写作的文学青年要备好哪些必要的装备，如何像发掘一架恐龙化石一般将一个好故事发展成型，如何“关门写作，开门改稿”，甚而至于少用被动语态、“通往地狱的路是副词铺就的”等等谆谆教导。一切有关文学与写作的高头讲章均化作“卑之无甚高论”的如话家常，而且全部从自己的创作经历出发，将众多金氏名著的创作过程公之于众，坦陈自己的私心好恶。
除此之外，本书在斯蒂芬·金的人生和创作生涯当中还具有独一无二的重要意义：1999年6月19日，斯蒂芬·金在外出散步时遭遇车祸，伤势危及生命。而这本回顾和总结自己的一生和创作经验的书还没写完，差一点真成了斯蒂芬·金的盖棺定论。在鬼门关转了一遭后，斯蒂芬·金在髋部粉碎性骨折、仍身受巨痛的情况下重新捡起笔来，艰难地续写《写作这回事》，坦陈：“写作对于我来说好比是一种信念坚持的行动，是面对绝望的挑衅反抗。此书的第二部分就是在这样的精神中写成的。正如我们小时候常说的那样，是我拼着老命写出来的。写作不是人生，但我认为有的时候它是一条重回人生的路径。”

音乐家和画家可能需要天赋才能成功，但作家不是。一个好的故事的发生是无法遏制的，在你反应过来之前它就已经触动了你的心灵。本书将会教你们写这样的故事。
本书涵盖了包括手稿准备、时间管理、构思、文字见稿、思路畅通、向经纪人和出版商交稿的整个写作过程。此外，本书见解深刻，有助于解决在写作过程中出现的种种疑虑、担忧、障碍和恐慌。每天你只需要花上几分钟就可以提高写作技艺。总而言之，本书切合实际，实用有效，容易掌握。在某种程度上，可算是你所需要的最重要的一本写作手册。

《哈佛非虚构写作课:怎样讲好一个故事》是由全球久负盛名的哈佛大学尼曼基金会集聚全美杰出新闻记者和非虚构作者，分享他们独到的创作经验。涵盖各个方面，从寻找一个好的主题、搭建故事的叙事结构、塑造作品品质，到撰写和出版你的第一本书，是新闻、电视、广播、纪录片等从业人员,以及自由撰稿人的必读参考。