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 31, 2023 | The Forever Game, Book Coach, Screenplays, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching, Writing
Among the many wise things that Winston Churchill said, one that applies to us writers is: If you want me to speak for two minutes, it will take me three weeks of preparation. If you want me to speak for thirty minutes, it will take me a week to prepare. If you...
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 | Nov 3, 2022 | Screenplays, So You Want to Be a Writer, Teaching, Writing
If you read the previous blog, please continue reading. If you’re joining this blog at this point, I’d recommend going back and reading the previous installment. Here’s the deal: I’m writing my next project as both a script and novel. I opened both with the...
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...
