Some tips for NaNoWriMo contestants.
Tag: writing
Deep Reading “Bel Canto”
"Bel Canto" is a million dollar novel that defies every convention of marketable fiction.
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)
300 words
The first page, roughly 300 words, will have to express a great deal.
The Enthusiasm/Dissatisfaction Balance
Improving your performance is a balancing act between being dissatisfied with your ability and maintaining enthusiasm for your craft.
The Harry Potter Hallucination Theory
For once, J. K. Rowling responded correctly to a Harry Potter fan theory.
Review: “The Book in a Box Method” by Tucker Max & Zack Obront
The "Book in a Box Method" by Tucker Max, an instructional manual for dictating non-fiction books, is difficult to apply to fiction.
Review: “On Writing” by Stephen King
Follow the words that make you smile and that is where the readers will go.
Chasing the “Dream”.
There is no real difference between your "dream" and a "real job".
Samurai Novelist 