The female confidant is an essential element in a love story.
Author: samurainovelist
Japanese writer struggling to write a novel in English. My first published story was the flash fiction "Chocolate Soup" in the anthology "Opus 22" by Melius Scripto Press published in 2017.
(The ivory dragon on my avatar is a netsuke by the carver Rakuchu. I also carve netsuke as a hobby.)
Delusions of Writing
Being good is not good enough. Being great is not good enough.
Adjectives Again
What are adjectives for?
The Five Stages of Internet Addiction
... and down the rabbit hole you go.
I Did Right. (fiction)
All is not right under the azure sky.
Writing Too Much
Can a writer write too much? No, but he can edit too little.
Gay Samurai
For all intents and purposes, shudo was the world's first form of gay marriage.
The Kuleshov Effect
How do you write a literary montage like a movie?
Safe Space and Its Origin
The safe space concept is a secular rendition of 17th century Puritanism.
Adding Tension
What will raise the stakes in your story?
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