by Tom Hogan | Dec 12, 2023 | Teaching, So You Want to Be a Writer, Writing
Any writer will tell you that one of the major signs that you’re maturing as a writer is the ability to stand back, examine your work, and make the appropriate changes to advance the story. And part of that is the infamous ‘kill your darling’ admonition (attributed to...
by Tom Hogan | Sep 8, 2023 | Screenplays, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching, The Forever Game, Writing
Steinbeck used to contrast his “big books” (East of Eden, Grapes of Wrath) with his smaller gems (Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men) and the difficulties that each type of book posed. One of my early readers, who has read all three of my novels, has been after me to write...
by Tom Hogan | Aug 17, 2023 | The Forever Game, Book Coach, Screenplays, So You Want to Be a Writer, Writing
If you’re feeling emotionally and psychologically balanced, I have a way to fix that: for your next writing project, render it as both a novel and a script at the same time. I’ve been doing that with The Forever Game, the novel (and script) that I’m halfway...
by Tom Hogan | Aug 12, 2022 | So You Want to Be a Writer, Writing
I’m almost at the point where I’m about to start writing. This time around I’ve taken a much more measured, deliberate approach to laying out the book, characters, plot, sub-plots before, in the old adage, ‘putting pen to paper.’ I’m no expert on how to write—I’ve...
