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Artificial Intelligence and Your Next Novel
In the previous blog I discussed the role that AI (Artificial Intelligence) can play in screenwriting. Now let’s look at it in terms of novel writing. IDEAS: The more information you can give AI, the more on-point the feedback and suggestions will be. If the drama...
Making Friends with Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new kid in school, with people wondering if it’s worth getting to know or if it’s just ‘having a moment.’ But anyone who thinks that AI is just the latest tech trend will be missing the boat. It’s not clear yet if AI will be the...
Casting Your Script
Every author faces a central challenge: how real are your characters? The answer goes a long way to determining the success of your project, whether it’s a novel or a script. There is no firm rule about writing a character—some like to write with a real...
M.R. Asks 3 Questions: Tom Hogan, Co-Founder Crowded Ocean, Author & Screenwriter
I'm sharing this article/interview from M. R. Rangaswami, Co-Found, Sandhill Group As Oracle’s original Creative Director, Tom Hogan created some of the company’s signature programs, including ORACLE Magazine (later known as Oracle Open World.) After working as VP of...
Acknowledgements
This is the fun part of finishing a book—thanking the people who helped the novel move from idea to finished product. I’ll start with the most important one—my co-author Amanda Iles. Amanda was initially a great editor for the early stages of the novel, but once she...
Biohacking and Silicon Valley
As many of you know, our book, The Forever Factor, had its genesis in a conversation with Jim Goetz, one of the most successful (and despite his modesty, famous) venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. We had long wanted to write a book together, so we got together to...
Script vs. Book
I promised an update on whether it’s best to write a script and a novel simultaneously or one after the other. My first three novels, I wrote the novel first, then the script. This latest one, my co-author Amanda and I decided to develop the two in tandem, thinking that the script would tighten the novel and the novel would introduce new content for the script.
The Finances of $elf-publi$hing
“I have a book in me.” It’s a phrase often used when someone is either writing a book of considering doing so. Which is great. Whether it’s a Memoir or Fiction or Non-fiction, before you pick up a pen (or keyboard) it might be worth considering whether you can afford this exercise in self-expression.
Prologues: love them or hate them
I have a number of favorite authors. Folks like Steinbeck and Kazantzakis to start. But perhaps my favorite, for both his originality and style, is Elmore Leonard, the king of crime fiction. He was once asked to sum up his rules for good writing.
Both Sides Now
NOTE: I was recently approached by The MAGA Institute to be their Historian-in Residence. I happily and readily agreed, eager to be a part of their ongoing campaign to update such antiquated concepts as truth, facts, accuracy and history. As a lecturer in...
Left For Alive
Two brothers and their ex-con cohorts are investigated at every turn by press and police. Their violent mysteries start to unravel, until a final revelation gives one brother a new life while ending the life of the other.