This guide for aspiring writers was first published in 1934, but remains timeless decades later. It focuses not only on prose technique or style, but also on the character of the writer, the process of developing his habits and discipline, with emphasis on writing, reading to improve writing, and other psychological methods. The author believed that although people are not endowed with the same talent, everyone can write. It's just a matter of finding the "writer's magic" that exists for all of us. Writing can be taught and learned. Referring to the creators of the great literature of her time - Woolf, Forster, Wharton, etc. - she gives practical and inspiring advice on how to develop the habits, originality and insight of a writer, imitate exemplary works, read critically, overcome the complexities of creativity, how to deceive the unconscious , which, coming up with excuses, constantly tries to interfere. The book contains exercises that will help you get into the right mood and start writing.