风靡全球的推理小说大师为你解锁写作的八百万种可能
◎ 编辑推荐
☆ 享誉世界的美国推理小说大师、当代“硬汉派”侦探小说最杰出的代表、“爱伦·坡奖”终身成就奖得主、“纽约犯罪风景的吟游诗人”——劳伦斯·布洛克数十年创作经验全公开！
☆ 本书由劳伦斯·布洛克在《作家文摘》开设了十四年的专栏汇集整理而成，出版四十余年畅销不衰！经布洛克亲自修订更新，新旧观点碰撞出惊人的火花！
☆ 劳伦斯·布洛克的作品不仅受到推理迷的欢迎，更备受社会精英、知识分子推崇，在中国拥有众多名人明星书迷：侯孝贤、梁朝伟、王家卫、张大春、朱天文、朱天心为之迷狂……
☆ 无论时代如何变化，故事的内容和讲述的方式永远是虚构写作的核心。讲什么故事？用什么方式来讲？新人如何出道？老手怎样创新？这正是布洛克想要与你真诚探讨的话题。
☆ 广纳百余份作家问卷调查结果．探究世界知名作家的写作方式——小说写作没有公式可循，但从前人总结的经验与教训中，你可以找到适合自己的创作之路！
★ 二加二大于五
请记住，情节设计是一个增效的过程，整体的价值远大于部分的和。
★ 人物塑造是小说成败的关键
对小说中的人物提不起兴趣，无法产生共情，是读者放弃一部小说的重要原因。
★ 从中间开始写效果更佳
小说的开头不一定是故事开头，从故事中间开始的手法可以迅速调动起读者的兴趣。
★ 对话必须简洁
创作对话时，你需要加快节奏，省略你来我往，做一些总结与概括。
◎ 内容简介
想写小说的时候，你最好吃上两片阿司匹林，躺在黑暗的房间里，静静地等待这种冲动过去。如果那份热情没有就此熄灭，那你就该老老实实地下一番功夫了――至少，你得听听劳伦斯·布洛克的建议和忠告，因为他在写作上栽的跟头可能比你读过的书还多。
该写什么小说好？怎么拟定大纲？卡壳的时候该怎么办？如何提高作品被出版的概率？从开始写下第一个字，到完成创作后继续面对下一部作品，这个过程绝无标准公式。小说的创作方法千变万化，最重要的是找到适合你的那一种。《小说的八百万种写法》由劳伦斯·布洛克在《作家文摘》开设十四年的写作专栏结集整理而成，涉及小说创作过程中的方方面面，本书出版四十余年畅销不衰，此版由布洛克亲自更新修订，新、旧观点的碰撞让这本创作秘籍更加富有生机。

The ability to write clearly is critical to any scientific career. The Scientist's Guide to Writing provides practical advice to help scientists become more effective writers so that their ideas have the greatest possible impact.
Drawing on his own experience as a scientist, graduate adviser, and editor, Stephen Heard emphasizes that the goal of all scientific writing should be absolute clarity; that good writing takes deliberate practice; and that what many scientists need are not long lists of prescriptive rules but rather direct engagement with their behaviors and attitudes when they write. He combines advice on such topics as how to generate and maintain writing momentum with practical tips on structuring a scientific paper, revising a first draft, handling citations, responding to peer reviews, managing coauthorships, and more.
In an accessible, informal tone, The Scientist's Guide to Writing explains essential techniques that students, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily.
Emphasizes writing as a process, not just a product
Encourages habits that improve motivation and productivity
Explains the structure of the scientific paper and the function of each part
Provides detailed guidance on submission, review, revision, and publication
Addresses issues related to coauthorship, English as a second language, and more

From the Publisher: Twenty years ago Natalie Goldberg's classic, Writing Down the Bones, broke new ground in its approach to writing as a practice. Now, Old Friend from Far Away-her first book since Writing Down the Bones to focus solely on writing-reaffirms Goldberg's status as a foremost teacher of writing, and completely transforms the practice of writing memoir. To write memoir, we must first know how to remember. Through timed, associative, and meditative exercises, Old Friend from Far Away guides you to the attentive state of thought in which you discover and open forgotten doors of memory. At once a beautifully written celebration of the memoir form, an innovative course full of practical teachings, and a deeply affecting meditation on consciousness, love, life, and death, Old Friend welcomes aspiring writers of all levels and encourages them to find their unique voice to tell their stories. Goldberg's enormously popular workshops have given countless students the ability to heed the call to write. Old Friend from Far Away recreates her trademark workshop style with its terse, demanding writing "sprints" that train the hand and mind to quicken their pace and give up conscious control. These exercises divert the eye from the obvious and redirect it to the tactile details we miss, the embarrassments we pass over, and the complications we overlook in the blur of everyday living. Goldberg writes, "No one says it, but writing induces the state of love." Old Friend from Far Away guides us into that state of love, where heightened attention and a rhythm of focus allow the patterns and details of the past to emerge on the page. Millions of Americans want to write about their lives. With Old Friend as the road map for getting started and following through, writers and readers will gain a deeper understanding of their own minds, learn to connect with their senses in order to find the detail and truth that give their written words power and authenticity, and unfold the natural structure of the stories they carry within. An absolute joy to read, it is a profound affirmation of the capacity of the written word to remember the past, free us from it, and forever transform the way we think about ourselves and our lives. Like Writing Down the Bones, it will become an old friend to which readers return again and again.

The key to good and efficient writing lies in the intelligent organisation of ideas and notes. This book helps students, academics and nonfiction writers to get more done, write intelligent texts and learn for the long run. It teaches you how to take smart notes and ensure they bring you and your projects forward. The Take Smart Notes principle is based on established psychological insight and draws from a tried and tested note-taking-technique. This is the first comprehensive guide and description of this system in English, and not only does it explain how it works, but also why. It suits students and academics in the social sciences and humanities, nonfiction writers and others who are in the business of reading, thinking and writing. Instead of wasting your time searching for notes, quotes or references, you can focus on what really counts: thinking, understanding and developing new ideas in writing. It does not matter if you prefer taking notes with pen and paper or on a computer, be it Windows, Mac or Linux. And you can start right away.