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1、10WritingTipsfromtheWorld’sGreatestAuthors世界著名作家的十大写作小贴士Ifyouasktheaverageauthorwhytheychosetopursuewritingasacareer,they’llprobablylookatyouasifyouweremad.Thosewhodedicatetheirlivestowordcrafttendtodosobecausethey’repassionateaboutstorytelling,aboutt
2、hewrittenwordineveryformitchoosestotake;theydidn’tchoosetowriteanymorethanyoumayhavechosentobreathe.倘若你问作家拿写作当成事业的原因,他们可能会认为你是个疯子。他们热衷于讲故事,把毕生精力都贡献在写作上,不拘泥于写作形式,正如你离不开空气。Thatsaid,honingone’scraftisadaunting-yet-rewardinglifelongendeavorinwhichthereisc
3、onstantevolution,butneverperfection.IbelieveitwasErnestHemingwaywhosaidthatwhenitcomestowriting,weare“allapprenticesinacraftthathasnomaster,”andhe’sright:writerswillalwaysdoubttheirabilities,adjusttheirprosestyle,thinkofgivingup,havealove/haterelation
4、shipwiththeireditors,andkeepplowingforwardbecausewehaveto.也就是说,语言功底是一件令人生畏却又毕生努力的循序渐进的过程,没有最好,只有更好。海明威说过,在写作这件事上,我们都是学徒,没有师傅。他还指出:作家们总是怀疑他们的能力,调整散文风格,想过要放弃,对编辑爱恨交加,不得不努力把自己推向前进。Foreveryonewhosesoulisbrimmingwithtalesdemandingtobetold,hereareafewwritin
5、gtipsfromsomeoftheworld’sgreatestauthors.Maybethey’llinspireyou,orperhapsyou’lldisagreewiththementirely,butthey’reallworthcontemplating.每个人的灵魂都充满了故事。下面是几个世界著名作家的小贴士。也许他们可以激励你,你可能不全认同他们的观点,但是可以借鉴。BeDisciplined自律“AllthroughmycareerI’vewritten1,000wordsa
6、day—evenifI’vegotahangover.You’vegottodisciplineyourselfifyou’reprofessional.There’snootherway.”不管你决定一个星期写两页还是一天2000字,都要保证完成任务,并持之以恒。我的一生中一天会写1000字,即使在宿醉的情况下。如果你够专业就能做到自律。别无他法。——杰拉尔德KeepaNotebookHandy随身带笔记本Inspirationcanstrikeatanytime,andit’snotuncom
7、monforwriterstoscrawlideasonreceipts,napkins,bitsoftoiletpaper,oranythingwithinreachthatcanbewrittenupon.Ifyouhaveagoodnotebookwithyouatalltimes,youdon’thavetorisklosingsomescraporanotheruponwhichyou’vewrittentheepiphanyofalifetime.灵感随时都会光顾,作家可能会把想法写在
8、收据、餐巾纸、厕纸或者任何可以记东西的地方,这是不足为奇的。如果你时刻备着笔记本,就不用冒着会丢失的危险。“Alwayscarryanotebook.AndImeanalways.Theshort-termmemoryonlyretainsinformationforthreeminutes;unlessitiscommittedtopaperyoucanloseanideaforever.”时刻备本笔记本。短时记忆只能保持三分钟,不记下来的话会忘掉一个好的想法。——威尔.塞尔夫W