by Tom Hogan | Jun 9, 2025 | Inspiration, Screenplays, silicon valley, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching, Writing
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...
by Tom Hogan | May 23, 2025 | biohacking, crime, DNA, genetic engineering, hard science fiction, Inspiration, mystery, science fiction, Screenplays, silicon valley, So You Want to Be a Writer, Writing
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...
by Tom Hogan | May 9, 2025 | Inspiration, biohacking, crime, DNA, genetic engineering, hard science fiction, mystery, Personal, science fiction, Screenplays, silicon valley, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching, Writing
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...
by Tom Hogan | Apr 25, 2025 | Screenplays, Inspiration, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching
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...
by Tom Hogan | Aug 4, 2022 | Writing, Inspiration, So You Want to Be a Writer
Having written and published three novels, as well as one business book, I’m getting the hang of this writing thing. It doesn’t mean I’m any good at it, but I’ve got scars and lessons that I’m applying to the fourth novel and that I believe can be of interest and...
by Tom Hogan | May 19, 2022 | Writing, Inspiration, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching
With The Empty Confessional coming out at the end of this month, I’ll soon be the proud author of four books: one business book (The Ultimate Startup Guide) and three novels (Left for Alive, The Devil’s Breath, and The Empty Confessional.) The business book was...
