In general, the pen and sister did not come to the pen. Sergey, Energy Engineer by Education, graduating from MEI, carried away by journalism, wrote essays and articles. Anna - a graduate of Zhurfak MSU, in twenty five years she defended his thesis on the advertising business. So we decided my brother and sister to become companions in business, in which their common talent would come in handy - ownership of the word. In 1994, Litvinov created a joint advertising agency. Affairs: dreamed of becoming cool businessmen. And almost it turned out, but killed the crisis of the 98th year. Anna just then married and drowned the sadness by the fact that the family nest was called. And Sergey may be in an empty office (employees had to be sent on vacation). And it is unknown, what would it end if he did not pull him out of depression, saying on the phone: "I began to write a detective novel here. Want to read? Then come". Of course, he arrived, read twenty pages of an exciting text, asked: "What's next?" It turned out to be further not yet invented. And here is Anna and said the "fatal" phrase: "Let's write together!" ... By the way, this novel, called him "vacation to the next light," turned out to be at all the first pancake, which room. Litvinov sent him to several publishers, and most of them wanted to print a book! "
Sergey, Anna, remember which fee did you then get?
Anna Litvinova: "I remember perfectly - Masna. Just a hundred fifty dollars. Seventy-five went through the whole family to the restaurant, then it was possible for this amount. And the remaining money lost to the casino. "
Sergey Litvinov: "Only after the twentieth novel we have become more or less to earn money. And before that they lived superskromo! "
Anna: "At sea to our Krasnodar region, they went by two families on one car, because there was no money to the plane or the train. The story that occurred, for example, with Mario Puzo - he wrote a "godfather" and the next day after the release of the book woke up with a millionaire - in our country, alas, is impossible. In addition, any author requires not one brilliant novel a year, and four. Especially from the novice. If he does not hold this schedule, it falls out of the game. In addition, the books should not be weaker than the previous ones, should not be repeated. For example, there is the author, a woman, I will not call her behalf, in my main profession is very famous. And this lady wrote a novel on his profession. The book turned out super. I, when I read, just squealed from delight. As a result, she decided to become a writer, threw that his profession and began to scribe the novels - and everything exclusively on the same topic, the same thing. And this is a dead end in our craft. "
Parents of future writers: Mom Ekaterina Igorevna and Pope Vitaly Yakovlevich. Photo: Personal archive of Anna and Sergey Litvinov.
Nothing else, apparently, did not inspire ... By the way, about inspiration. His presence is important for you?
Anna: "Well, for Pushkin, it probably was important, and we now we modestly consider themselves professionals. If we wait for inspiration, most likely leading for a long time. You can give yourself an overlooking, conditionally, once a month: to score to work and, for example, go to ride a bike. But if there is no inspiration on Monday, on Tuesday it did not come? .. We must force yourself. "
Sergey: "I completely agree. With Scripture - as with a bad habit, for example, smoking. They smoke the first cigarette through the strength, the second - so, and the third hand itself stretches. Already hunting. Or both with exercise. And inspiration is really important. When it is, some fantasticly tedious long path turns into flight. "
Anna: "The happiest days - when, working, literally fall out of reality. I have it very rarely, but it happens. And then do not remember: how did this piece written? Just do not think that we are talking about some other things - I can't hear votes, God forbid. "
I correctly understood that you write not entirely together, and everyone is their piece? But - in the same office?
Sergey: "We write together, but do not sit in the same room, as Ilf and Petrov or Petrov or Brothers Strugatsky. Together, Tet-A-Tet, we only come up with, and when everything is already thought out - the Anechka has their own office in his house, I have my own. Roman is about three hundred pages, everyone gets one hundred fifty. We are sitting separately, and everyone can say, hammering a tunnel for his part. And at some point we meet. "
And if you suddenly fall out - still going together and spend brainstorming?
Sergey: "And we have not fallen from us. Parabola goes - everything is higher and higher! "
Sergey, does the engineering profession somehow help you in writing work?
Sergey: "Engineering education helps systemically think. As, however, And Her journalistic. For a detector is the most. In my opinion, another Herzen wrote that any humanitarian is very useful to get naturally scientific education. "
At first, Anna and Sergey Livilovy created a joint advertising agency. But the crisis of the 98th year made its adjustments to the plans of the sister and brother. Photo: Press Service of Eksmo Publishing House.
The names of the novels invent together or is it a matter of publisher?
Anna: "It happens differently. In general, inventing titles - separate creativity. As a rule, collective - together with the editors. True, sometimes their clinics. For example, we had a novel "Sad Demon Hollywood." Good, and the name is interesting. But at the same time, Dasha Dontsova came out "waving cranberry Hollywood", which immediately, naturally, lowered pathos. Moreover, the publisher is the same, and the department. Non-departed. And, let's say, the name "Heavenly Island" generally invented in extreme conditions. On the eve of the May holidays we flew on vacation and was late for a plane. The editor rang at that moment when I understood: everything is not the chance of flying, vacation has disappeared. And she is so timidly: "Well, what about the name of the novel?" And I gave birth to this "heavenly island" in a terrible rage. It turned out not bad. "
Role-playing games
We met with you three years ago. What interesting things happened during this time?
Anna: "I went to Japan. My friend with a girlfriend, children, children and six days enjoyed the journey. Japan really liked. Cool country, classy lifestyle. What else? I bought the car on credit. " (Laughs.)
Sergey: "We sold several books to producers - for scenarios. They will remove the films on them, and then they will sell them to the TV channels. "
Sergey, you are so beautifully roleate ...
Sergey: "Thank you. Do you know that there are no people who schedule equally? There was such a case. We wrote a scenario on our "adventurers" with a comrade Alexander Stefanovich, who was the director of this series. And he also holds, but a little otherwise. And he, as a director, made us a protection: I performed the main episodic roles in two series. So then Stefanovich dubbed me - voiced by my hero. It turned out like, but still differently. "
Anna: "Seryozha played the" smart man ".
Sergey: "Yes," smart man "- my first role in the movies."
Enjoy?
Sergey: "Oh, yes! For unprofessional, it is difficult, of course, the case. However, the pleasure is great. I understand now why the girls are ready to go literally on everything to be filmed in the cinema. Because in these short moments of life when you are in the frame or are preparing to enter the frame (even if you have an episode), it seems that the whole world is spinning around you. You are powdered, by name, by the name, the director explains the task, you throw off my coat, and it catches the costumeumer. On you cameras directed, light! You are the center of the Universe! "
Sergey has an adult son Alexey, journalist. In the picture he and mom. Photo: Personal archive of Anna and Sergey Litvinov.
How many doubles coped with the task?
Sergey: "When I played a" smart man ", everything somehow passed very quickly. And then there was another second episodic role, which was called "Azhan", that is, the "French policeman." Here, of course, there was a horror, because I had to speak French, which I do not own. The double was ... Well, more than ten exactly. And I as crazy taught the text, but not very successful. In the end, the heroes were removed with which my character was dealing with Russian gangsters. And these were very good professional actors. So, they were removed and let go. And they began to shoot only me. And the girl who with a clapperboard was hiding under the table and showed me a huge banner on which my text was written. Of course, by and large it was a disgrace. But - starred! However, Anna Vitalevna survived me, she performed the episode and hit the titles at the same time! It was also the role of foreigners - Patricia ... "
Anna: "Patricia, a rich lesbian from Ecuador, who sticks to the main heroine. And it was not my idea. I planned myself at some more modest role. Patricia suggested producer - "You will play!" He overestimated my abilities. Of course, I played, but terribly shy. I said the director all the time: "Well, there are no lesbians with such clamped. Relax, Pier for her finally! "And I could not. (Laughs.) As a result, the main heroine itself began to pester me, because the actress wanted to finish this dance and go home. " (Laughs.)
Sergey: "Since then, we try to stay away from this business."
But with the French policeman - an accurate hit. You are very similar.
Anna: "He was a poured French policeman: a black coat, a yellow scarf - Handsome!"
Italian family
Anna, I know how long and difficult you walked to motherhood. Approached to doctors and psychics. Pregnant only when baptism accepted. And soon after the birth of the baby, the second appeared!
Anna: "We were generally confident that once with the first child it turned out so difficult, then there is nothing about the second and think. And I'm still the first, Danya, breastfeeding. However ... I'll tell you this story. I love her to remember. Our publisher arranged us a presentation of some book in the water park. I was very worried about: water park, journalists - and we must walk in a swimsuit. And I very much added weight after childbirth. Unscrying was. But still went - what to do? Presentation ended. I decided to move from the slide. Rook, there is such a black gift ahead. And at the moment when I fell into this black hole, I was somehow not good. I think: what old I became! And fat. I can not even ride a slide! Complained to Seryozhe. And a wise brother me: "You will go to the pharmacy and buy a pregnancy test." I: "Seryozha, are you laughing? It is unreal, impossible! We have a million diagnoses! I fought for four years for this! "But, as I always listen to the older brother, I went and bought a test. And then it was very surprised! Well, and then in his period born Nikita. Now the boys are already eight and seven years. "
Large Italian family: Anna with her husband Vladimir (in the photo - left). Sergey with his wife Svetlana. Photo: Personal archive of Anna and Sergey Litvinov.
And doctors when you could not get pregnant, what did you say?
Anna: "They did not have any clear look at the problem. They said: There are many different small reasons, but nothing fatal. At the same time, several years did nothing. I was actively treated, passed through all sorts of unpleasant procedures. Even the poor, I, my husband, did some injections. All to no avail. And as many who are grabbed in despair for any straw, I went to the lead, who walked me the girl in the fall of next year. And in two years I was born a boy. In the spring. That was such a sorceressing witch. "
Went to her on the recommendation?
Anna: "No, I abused the service provision. (Laughs.) We have worked with the ear to work to the last, and now we work out as journalists. I then made material about sorcerers and leaders for one newspaper, I received such a task. Well, and sin was not taking advantage. I have it, this lead, took an interview. By the way, I remember, then I called it very many colleagues. Everyone refused to talk to the newspaper, and this: "Good, I agree, tell about the secrets of the profession." Well, along the way, I asked her about myself, about my problem. Still, she said one interesting thing: "I see such a strange house, it is not that big, but it has very high ceilings, and there is a second light (this is when natural lighting falls from one room to another, such a design) And the girl runs there, and this is your child. " Then there was no at home in the project. And then we really built it - small, but with the second light, in it six-meter ceilings and large windows. True, it runs on it not a girl, but two boys. Maybe, after all, the leader really saw something. And I actually got pregnant after he pissed. "
Sergey: "With regard to the problem with the birth of children. It seems to me that, in addition to all mystical, existential explanations of this case, there is one very simple: if you have long been protected for a long time, then difficulties arise. To live for yourself, make a career - somehow it's all ... In general, it is not quite right, in any case, sometimes an important time is missing. "
Sergey, you have an adult son Alexey ...
Sergey: "Yes, he recently married, and with his wife, unfortunately, the same position: to live for yourself, make a career ..."
Alexey is a journalist, the first reader of yours with Anna Books and the adviser in the writer. In general, the son can be proud of. Share the secret of upbringing.
Sergey: "What secrets? My wife and I were young. And they were engaged in the career, and entertained, and the child was grew ... in any case, now I remember. There was no other fanatic follow-up of the Rules of Education, and we didn't seem to be paid to him.
Anna: "Well, someone as lucky. Seryozha, Your Lelik was a rare child. I remember, we were sitting, something was celebrated, and Lelik was really quietly engaged in his affairs. I have the same Nikita. But Danya constantly requires attention. Requires and requires. He is such typical Aries. I constituted a horoscope on him, and I am also Aries, and I was told: "You are an angel compared to him." Danya rushing like a tank if he wants something, and his achieves. And Nikita is a scorpion. They are with dad - scorpions, and we have a dance - Aries. And it is interesting that even by the nature of similar - we are with a dance, but dad with Nikita. And in color of the skin: we are dark with a dark, and Nikita with her husband - white-skinned. And in braking: we are fast, and they are thickens. "
"Lady walked me in the fall. And the boy, in spring was born. Photo: Press Service of Eksmo Publishing House.
In general, if you believe horoscopes, Aries and Scorpions rarely get along. I mean you and husband.
Anna: "My husband and I have been sixteen years old. So everything is in order. But between the brothers really harmony. They live harmoniously, only until they flooded in the apartment. At night will hug - and they are good. As soon as the house is warmer, harmony will disappear. " (Laughs.)
And what if they are, so different, will the family writer ever continue to continue? By the way, Sergey, why do you not introduce my son?
Sergey: "In his youth, Lesha even wrote chapter in one of the novels. But it is impossible to introduce it to the writer "on a permanent basis" - not having fun. (Sighs.) And about the anine boys - I would not want them to continue our business. You see, the path is not the most sweet. Great uncertainty of criteria: one said - it is well written, the other is bad ... "
Anna: "Seriezh, and Nikita went into a literary circle, as I did not dissuade him ... And the Dani definitely have mathematical abilities. I both recorded them in the Internet mathematical circle, and Danya shines. But by the way, they both love to play rhymes. Especially when we are going in the car. I say some phrase, and they rhymes it. Correat the time in this way. For example, I say: "What a blue sky!", They are: "Well, well, to quickly sleep both!" (Laughs.) So I do not exclude that someday and they want to write something together. "
Sergey: "By the way, our success has one important point with Success. We though Russian by nationality, psychology we have Italian. Families First".
And transfer your family realities to books?
Sergey: "We try not to drag."
Anna: "Serenik sometimes" clothes "Heroine in my outfits."
Sergey: "Yes? So somehow subconsciously. "
Could you give advice to beginner writers?
Sergey: "You should not immediately wait for a novel. As a rule, after a pair of tens of pages, the fused disappears. And if there is no co-author capable of maintaining creative fire in you, start with a little story ... "