by Tom Hogan | Oct 15, 2021 | Writing, Inspiration, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching
If there’s one sentence or guideline that has impacted me the most as an author, it’s the title of this blog: “Show, don’t tell.” As simple as the dictate is, it’s almost impossible for new authors to practice. The reason is this: we don’t trust ourselves...
by Tom Hogan | Oct 11, 2021 | Announcements, Writing
I’m going to wander a bit afield from my normal topics (writing, publishing, etc.) to talk about a topic that affects us all: the loss of a loved one. In my case, that loved one is my mother, Peggy Hogan. I’m the executor of her estate as well as the one who...
by Tom Hogan | Oct 5, 2021 | So You Want to Be a Writer, Writing
My second novel, The Devil’s Breath, was published August 30. Since then I’ve split my time between working on my third novel, The Confessional (another happy Tom Hogan novel), this one about pedophilia within the Catholic church, and promoting the book. Here’s the...
by Tom Hogan | Sep 24, 2021 | So You Want to Be a Writer, Inspiration, Writing
The nice thing about shifting from writing a screenplay to writing a novel is the freedom that comes with it in terms of what you have to say/tell. You’re no longer struggling to keep it under 120 pages, the guideline offered to most new screenwriters (“Unless you’re...
by Tom Hogan | Sep 13, 2021 | Writing, Inspiration, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching
I’m asked every now and then about the genesis of The Devil’s Breath: was it a screenplay first or a novel? How did you get the core ideas? What made you think you could come up with a fresh take on a subject like the Holocaust? The idea for DB came to me on a...
