by Tom Hogan | Jul 25, 2025 | Writing, Ai, AI and your next novel, Book Coach
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...
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 | 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 20, 2023 | Author assistant, Teaching, Writing
Note from Tom: Cheryl has quarterbacked my last two novels from start to finish. The stuff she does, I neither want to do myself or even know how to do it. There are those who do want to handle all phases of their book, and I appreciate it. I’m just not one of them...
by Tom Hogan | Oct 13, 2023 | Writing, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching, The Forever Game
I’ve used a reading group for three of my four novels, and those three have all benefited from the experience. The first novel, where I didn’t use one, showed it. I’ve used my group (four friends whose tastes and intellect I highly value) for two things: 1) to reflect...
