by Tom Hogan | Jun 6, 2024 | Announcements, The Forever Game, Writing
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. Here they are:...
by Tom Hogan | Oct 6, 2022 | Announcements, Screenplays, Teaching, Writing
I’m trying something a bit different with my fourth novel. In the first three I wrote either a complete novel or a complete screenplay, then, once it was out and making the rounds, I’d write its counterpart. Left for Alive was a novel for three years before I turned...
by Tom Hogan | Sep 27, 2022 | Announcements, Teaching, Writing
In my particular case, there are two ways to look at the decision to hire a coach to help in my fiction writing. The first is simple: if it’s such a good idea, why didn’t you do it from the start? The answer to that one is equally simple: hubris. I’d been...
by Tom Hogan | Dec 20, 2021 | Announcements
I’m honored that The Devil’s Breath has been named an Amazon Best Seller in a number of categories. It’s a nice complement to the great reviews the book has been getting. We’re now actively promoting the script of the same name to independent production houses....
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 | May 26, 2021 | Announcements
In teaching the Holocaust, one question I encounter is a stumper: Why has antisemitism lasted so long? The earliest slurs against Jews dates back to the 3rd century BCE and graffiti on the walls of cities such as Alexandria. The New Testament authors certainly fueled...
