About the book: 2014 / This book is a unique opportunity to learn literary skills from the most famous and world-recognized writers. Their advice, carefully selected in this book, will inspire your creativity, and thoughtful exercises will help you sharpen your writing skills. You will learn not only about a variety of literary techniques and methods, but also about the essence of the writing craft: the difficulties associated with this profession, the style of a writer's life, as well as the prospects of a writer in the modern world.