Recommend five books to improve writing ability

Although writing is a long-term accumulation process, if there are some masters' guidance, you can definitely take fewer detours. In the process of my own writing, I have the honor to read the following books, which is of great help to my writing. It is also recommended to everyone now, and everyone can choose to read according to their own situation.

1. Become a writer-The answers to all kinds of puzzles about writing are in this book.

Although the title of this book sounds daunting to some people who just started writing, they dare not even recommend it to others publicly, as if telling others that I want to be a writer. But the content of this book will never let everyone down.

A year ago, when I first started writing, I was lucky enough to see this book. Under the guidance of this book, I started my morning writing trip, which lasted more than 460 days. I am still using the effortless writing method that this book taught me. If you want to start a writing journey, I strongly recommend you to read this book.

I have read this book twice over a year. I think the greatest value of this book is not the contribution of writing skills, but the contribution of writing comprehension. Moreover, all our puzzles about writing can be answered in this book.

The most helpful part of this book is How to Write effortlessly.

Write hard: The best way is to get up half an hour or an hour earlier than you are used to. Get up as early as possible-don't talk, don't read the newspaper, don't grab the book that was left beside you the night before-and then start writing at once. Write whatever comes to mind: last night's dream, if you still remember it; The activities of the day before yesterday; A real or fictional conversation; An examination of consciousness. Write down the memories of the morning quickly without judgment. It doesn't matter whether what you write is good or bad or useful.

Start again the next morning. Don't reread what you have already written. Remember: be sure to write it down before reading.

Throughout your writing career, whenever you are in danger of losing your mind (even the most agile writer will encounter such danger from time to time), remember to put the pencil-box paper on the table next to you and start writing when you wake up in the morning.

I have been using this method in my writing journey for the past 450 days. Get up every morning, after a simple wash, sit at your desk and write. Don't read anything before writing. Many people may turn on their mobile phones, read WeChat or read some materials, but before I write, I just start writing without reading anything.

2. "I talk about running"-what kind of qualifications should a writer have?

This book is equivalent to Haruki Murakami's autobiography collection, and it is also the first book written only by Haruki Murakami. This book records Haruki Murakami's running and writing.

Haruki Murakami is a very regular and self-disciplined writer. He writes 4 hours a day and runs 10 kilometers, which has been the case for more than 20 years.

In this book, Haruki Murakami talks about what qualifications a novelist or writer should have. For beginners, when you decide to start writing, you should realize that writing needs concentration and endurance besides talent. Writing is not only mental work, but also manual work.

What qualifications should a novelist or writer have?

First, talent. In interviews, people often ask, "What is the most important qualification for a novelist?" Needless to say, talent. Without literary talent, I'm afraid I can't become a novelist with enthusiasm and hard work. This is a prerequisite, not a necessary qualification. If there is no fuel, even the best car won't start.

Second, focus. Apart from talent, if I cite the important qualifications of a novelist, I will not hesitate to cite concentration. This is the ability to pool your limited talents and then pour them where they are most needed. Without it, nothing can be achieved. Effective use of this power can make up for the lack and bias of talent. I concentrate on working for three or four hours every morning. Sit in front of the book, pour your consciousness into what you are writing, and don't care about anything else. I think, even if I am brilliant and my mind is full of second thoughts, if I have a toothache, I'm afraid that writer can't write anything because his attention is blocked by severe pain.

Third, endurance. After concentration, what is needed is endurance. Even if I can concentrate on writing for three or four hours every day for a week, I still can't write a long article by saying "I'm exhausted". For half a year, a year, or even two years, concentrate on writing every day. Novelists-at least writers who are interested in writing novels-must have this endurance.

3. The moon and sixpence-do you dare to listen to your inner call?

What moved me most about this book was that sooner or later, strickland would pick up a brush, listen to his inner voice and start painting. The author Mao Mu discusses art and creation in depth in the book. There is a kind of creative desire buried deep in strickland's soul. Although this desire is concealed by his living environment, it has been expanding until one day, he was completely controlled and forced to take action without any resistance.

It was this desire to create that made him abandon the past and start a completely different life. After Strickland's death, Captain Bruno, who knew him well, commented on Strickland's desire to create.

For strickland, his creative motivation is pure: I just want to draw what I see. Sometimes the purer the motive, the greater the strength.

For myself, the reason why I started writing is simple: I just want to write what I think. It is precisely because of this simple original intention that I have the strength to keep writing.

Before you start writing, you should also think about your original intention of starting writing. The purer your original intention, the more powerful it is.

This is a book about how to study. In the book, the author tells the stories of 16 great men and how they overcame many obstacles and finally established their own learning style.

/kloc-among the 0/6 great men, there are Drucker, Ichiro Honda, Goethe, Shibusawa Eiichi, Chanel, Einstein, Haruki Murakami, and some Japanese writers or philosophers who are not so familiar with them, such as Natsume Sasaki, Yoshida Shōin, Fukuzawa Yukichi, Kimutahara and so on.

Besides learning how to study, you can also learn how to write from this book, because most of the great men here are writers. When talking about their learning methods, they will also talk about their writing methods.

Like Stephen? Kim, he insists on writing two thousand words every day. He once commented on the hardships of writing: "To write an article is to painstakingly pile up the words one by one."

Stephen? Both Jin and Haruki Murakami mentioned two very important points in their works.

First, focus. (See Learning Writing from Haruki Murakami for details-What qualifications should a writer have? If you can concentrate quickly, you can finish intensive study in a short time.

Second, keep writing. Stephen? Jin insists on writing 2000 words every day, and will never stop until he finishes writing 2000 words. Haruki Murakami works three or four hours every morning. Sitting in front of the book case, I put my consciousness into what I am writing, and I don't want anything else. They don't persist for a month or two, but for years or even decades.

4.30 days to write a novel-how to write the first novel with 65438+ 10,000 words in 30 days?

If you have always dreamed of writing a novel, but you have never started to write it, or you have started to write a novel, but it has been delayed, then I recommend you to read the book "Writing a Novel in 30 Days".

I have never written a novel before. Actually, I'm not going to write a novel. It was because I saw the book "Write a Novel in 30 Days" that I had a whim to try it. 20/kloc-in February, 2006, I wrote the first novel in my life in one month, and counted the numbers, about 65438+ million words.

At the same time, I also launched the challenge of "writing novels in 30 days". "30 days to write a novel, do you dare to challenge? So, when you start to act, you can accomplish incredible things.

This book is also equivalent to the "30 days to write a novel" instruction manual. There is a specific instruction manual for writing novels every week for a week.

I don't have enough wisdom and rich life experience. Can I write a novel?

Every stage of life has its own enthusiasm, confusion and energy, which are valuable to novel creation. The novel I wrote at the age of 26 is definitely different from that I wrote at the age of 30. Of course, the novel I wrote at the age of 50 is definitely different from that I wrote at the age of 30, at least I hope it is different. So, isn't this the best reason for us to start writing novels from now on? You can write new novels at every stage of life. If we put it off, we may write a good book, but we may be missed.

5. Wen Xin-how to write high-quality articles?

This book is written by two masters, Ye Shengtao and Xia Mianzun. It is about how to read and write. This book is lively and interesting. Every article is written in the form of a story, which is very interesting to read. This book covers a lot of Chinese knowledge related to composition, such as review, grammar, vocabulary, poetry, novels, diaries, reference books for letters, literature history and so on. Reading this book can not only improve the writing level, but also gain "all knowledge about Chinese".

There is a saying in Wen Xin: reading is new and writing is new. The most important thing is to trigger kung fu. The so-called trigger is to experience another thing from one thing. When you read a book, you think it has something to do with somewhere in the book you read on weekdays, which is a fuse; I feel that I have negotiated with my life and got a kind of confirmation, which is a fuse; Perception can be used as an example of a theoretical explanation in the future, which is trigger. This is about reading. This is also a trigger for you to find the meaning of what you are experiencing at present. This kind of trigger is good material for writing.

Xia Mianzun and Ye Shengtao, two masters of Wen Xin, wrote two thirds of them and became their children's in-laws. The two of them decided to give the book as a gift to the children. And Zhu Ziqing wrote a preface for Wen Xin, and he also took this preface as the children's engagement memorial. I didn't expect such a romantic love story in Wenxin.