從冰與火之歌作者網站的FAQ摘錄： Q:我想當個作家，你能給我任何建議嗎？ A:我想，對個想當作家的人，最重要的是就是閱讀！ 而且別只讀你想寫的那類玩意，像奇科幻啦，漫畫啦。 你什麼都要給它讀上一讀。讀小說、非小說、雜誌新聞之類的，歷史、歷史小說、自傳。 讀讀神話小說、奇幻、科幻、恐怖小說、大眾小說、文學經典、色情小說、冒險以及 諷刺文學。 每個作家都有一些東西可學，無論你看到的是優點或缺點。 (沒錯，爛書一樣可以帶給你跟好書一樣多的感想與教訓。) 然後，就是要寫，天天都寫！即使一天只寫一兩頁也好，所謂多多益善。 但是別寫我作品的同人誌、也別寫托爾金的、各種漫畫的、「銀河飛龍」的或任何既有 世界設定的。 每個作家都必須學著怎麼創作自己的角色、世界與設定，用別人的設定寫作是個懶方法。 如果你都不訓練你自己的寫作底子，你就不可能建立自己的東西。 (下面是文學商業市場的文章，我就不翻譯了 @@) Given the realities of today's market in science fiction and fantasy, I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who try to start off with a novel right off, or a trilogy, or even a nine-book series. That's like starting in at rock climbing by tackling Mt. Everest. Short stories help you learn your craft. They are a good place for you to make the mistakes that every beginning writer is going to make. And they are still the best way for a young writer to break in, since the magazines are always hungry for short SF and fantasy stories. Once you've been selling short stories for five years or so, you'll have built up a name for yourself, and editors will start asking you about that first novel. Whatever you do, though... good luck. You'll need it. --

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