Escribir un árbol, plantar un hijo y tener un libro

Born as an exchange of ideas between the writer and teacher Cristina Sánchez-Andrade and her former student, Alberto Echavarría, who is now also a writer, this dialogue has become a manual of narrative techniques, where the craft and the writing process are addressed , as well as a peculiar way of seeing life and understanding literature. The conversations, carried out through emails, writing proposals or recordings in a cafe, address a wide variety of topics: characters, dialogues, narrative voice, beginnings and endings, writer's block, correction of stories and novels, literary workshops , etc. Drawing on numerous examples of literary and pictorial works and film series, this book gives an account of the sleeplessness, joys and sufferings of the writer and is aimed not only at those who are learning the trade but also at readers, writing workshops and in general at anyone who is interested in knowing how literature is "cooked".