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 | Screenplays, Oracle, Sandhill Group, silicon valley, start ups
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...
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 | Sep 3, 2024 | Book Coach, Screenplays, short story, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching, Writing
“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...
