This book gathers the essence of the thoughts and wisdom of 66 of the most significant writers of all time, from the 19th century to the present day. From Jorge Luis Borges and Agatha Christie to Charlotte Brontë and Haruki Murakami, some of the top artisans of the written word guide us through their spirit and soul, sharing with us their sources of inspiration. The Secrets of Writing will be adored by those who are passionate about writing and creativity.

The 66 authors featured in this edition have been read and loved by millions of readers. In a way, they collectively create a unique constellation that takes the shape you give it. Even if it does not help you find your way, it will provide you with all the courage you need not to lose it.

Their secrets are shared by the following:

• Isaac Asimov
• Margaret Atwood
• Kurt Vonnegut
• William H. Gass
• Neil Gaiman
• Ursula K. Le Guin
• Louise Glück
• Graham Greene
• David Foster Wallace
• Virginia Woolf
• Alice Walker
• Umberto Eco
• George Eliot
• Kazuo Ishiguro
• Italo Calvino
• Truman Capote
• Raymond Carver
• Anne Carson
• Jack Kerouac
• Stephen King
• Colette
• Agatha Christie
• Doris Lessing
• Harper Lee
• Mario Vargas Llosa
• Ian McEwan
• Cormac McCarthy
• David Mamet
• Hilary Mantel
• Gabriel García Márquez
• Henry Miller
• Alice Munro
• Toni Morrison
• Haruki Murakami
• J.G. Ballard
• Octavia E. Butler
• Samuel Beckett
• Saul Bellow
• Lucia Berlin
• Roberto Bolaño
• James Baldwin
• Jorge Luis Borges
• Charles Bukowski
• Ray Bradbury
• Charlotte Brontë
• Vladimir Nabokov
• Flannery O’Connor
• Joyce Carol Oates
• George Orwell
• Maggie O’Farrell
• Chuck Palahniuk
• Anne Rice
• Philip Roth
• Ali Smith
• John Steinbeck
• Mark Twain
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• William Faulkner
• Jonathan Franzen
• Patricia Highsmith
• Aldous Huxley
• Ernest Hemingway
• Frank Herbert