The duality of man is a subject that philosophers and authors have fought around for some time. I doubt my 8500 words in Chapter 8 really do the subject much justice when you've got masterpieces of literary history like The ...Read More
This post has now been updated, with a 'Part 2' including further notes on writing about love, 3 years on - HERE Arh, now, there's a subject, if not THE subject. To end, to beat, to change all other subjects, topics, ...Read More
On an instinctual level I like to believe books are there to raise questions, to grip you by the throat and make you challenge everything you every thought was right. They can make you surf an emotional tidal wave of ...Read More
“Why are we here? To have fun, or get the job done?” Approx quote – Hunter S Thompson – Fear and loathing in Las Vegas Well, as Dr Gonzo so infamously replied - 'To get the job done of course'. But still, ...Read More
I generally find inspiration in everything, literally everything. I guess you have to be like that when writing, take a look at an object or person, animal, anything, and take something from it, steal part of it for yourself. Always ...Read More
Last time I quickly looked at painting a person, creating a being, with words. I thought for this post I may as well look quickly at actually creating an environment, surroundings, a landscape in which to place that person. Speaking ...Read More
Those characters, the basic building blocks of the entire novel, creating them, painting a picture of them with words, making them your own and putting them in the heads of the readers, it's all important. Without the brilliant description the ...Read More
When I’m writing dozens and dozens of scenarios go through my head as to what character can do what, where and when, how it will connect with previous chapters, ideas and theories. There’s always the possibility of getting one little ...Read More
The second chapter of the book is basically one gigantic speech. Four thousand words of power, moving forward with speed, explaining the past, present and what a special group of people are due to achieve in the future. The only ...Read More
Just a quick snippet tonight as I've not actually written any more words today, just gone over and over what I wrote for chapter five last night, still trying to make sense of it and where it's going. I've never written ...Read More
