Devil in the Words. Книга для практики английского языка

After spending aВ few minutes, he drew aВ classroom that looked more like aВ bunch ofВ rectangles and squares representing desks, chairs, and cabinets.

– Hold it. – he said, and gave the drawing to his sister.

– Thank you. – she answered.

Peter returned toВ his room and sat down at the computer desk. Collecting his thoughts, he again tried toВ think ofВ something toВ write aВ book about, but his head was completely empty ofВ ideas.

– Maybe just try to start writing, and then the path goes as it turns out.

But about what? – he thought, bowing his head over the keyboard.

Glancing at the mug ofВ coffee that stood inВ the corner ofВ the table, he took it and took aВ sip. The coffee was no longer hot as it had been aВ few minutes ago, and its taste was no longer as rich as before.

– First you need to create a plan. – said Peter, reflecting on the book. – I’ll come up with a plan, and then I’ll write according to the plan. —

He opened the desk drawer and took out aВ squared notebook and aВ pen.

Opening the first page of the notebook, he wrote: «Plan.» That’s where all the thoughts ended. There was not a single idea, not a single thought about what a book could be written about. All dreams of a beautiful life and millions in royalties turned into emptiness, exactly the same as the one that reigned in his head.

– And how do these writers manage to write their books? – Peter got angry. – You need to look at someone’s book, understand how it’s written, how many scenes there are in one chapter, and how many words.

Having opened aВ website where free books were posted, Peter opened the first one he came across and began reading it. It was one ofВ the most popular books inВ the world, selling over one hundred and fifty million copies. Peter chose one chapter at random and began toВ read it. Images and pictures, characters and their actions swam before his eyes, the world began toВ come toВ life inВ his mind, giving him impressions.

The author was a master of words; he knew how to reach the reader’s consciousness. Peter was amazed by what he read, although he was not a fan of reading books, which made it doubly difficult for him to write them.

– Amazing. – he thought after finishing reading the chapter.

He highlighted the entire text ofВ the chapter and copied it into an office program toВ see the word count.