About the book: year / Is it possible to write a second “Harry Potter”? Create a horror story that surpasses King's mastery? Or write a dystopia more powerful than 1984? Why not? Try it! “Experience and sweat - that’s the whole formula for success.” So say Maya Kucherskaya and Marina Stepnova, famous Russian writers and teachers at the Higher School of Economics. Graduates of their master's program in literary excellence became the main authors of this book. They sorted out the nine leading genres of fiction: detective, science fiction, dystopian, fantasy, horror, erotica, magical realism and cross-genre. From this book you will receive not only historical information about the origin of each of these directions, formation and their deconstruction, but also learn how to work in each of them yourself. Inside are many examples from outstanding writers, instructions and tasks that will help you create your own story. Don’t be afraid to try and make mistakes, follow traditions and break them - just allow yourself to be a writer. And then there will definitely come a time in your life when you can say: “Mom, I will have a book!” The publishing layout is saved in a4.pdf format.