What DonaldTrump's victory teaches us about writing fiction.
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.)
Japanese History in a Nutshell
You can condense Japanese history into five bell curves.
Okehazama
Facts about the Battle of Okehazama (1560) are sketchy, but some creepy details are well recorded.
Koyashi
One word can ruin the translation of a literary work.
NaNoWriMo Helper
Some tips for NaNoWriMo contestants.
Deep Reading “Bel Canto”
"Bel Canto" is a million dollar novel that defies every convention of marketable fiction.
This is War (flash fiction)
Frat boys scheme payback.
How To Become A Writer
Focus, humility, strategic reading, exercise, and balanced dissatisfaction.
What Are Friends For? (flash fiction)
A man walks into his home and finds a killer waiting for him. (flash fiction)
The Wish (flash fiction)
A samurai seals a pact with an evil spirit. (flash fiction)
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