Maybe you’ve tried everything I’ve suggested so far, and you’re disappointed to find that you’re still not a great writer. Don’t worry. Most of us aren’t. But there are other tricks we can try. There’s a story that Hunter S. Thompson used to re-type the novels of the “greats” like Faulkner, word-for-word, so he could… Read More No Write Way Part 3 – Drink to Success by James Curcio
Write, leave, rewrite: Unless you’re a fecking literary genius then you won’t get it right first time. Writers should write a first draft. Leave it. Rewrite. Leave it longer and then rewrite again. Continue this process until it’s near enough perfect. You write, therefore you are a writer. Forget being published and having a bestseller… Read More 10 things writers should never forget
Once you’ve riffed for a while on your characters, it’s time to dig into their story. If plot arcs haven’t already cohered in your mind, start instead with a theme. Why are you writing a story about these characters? What’s at the heart of the story? William Burroughs once said (in his Review of the… Read More No Write Way Part 2 – Theme and Plot by James Curcio
