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...
by Tom Hogan | Sep 22, 2023 | So You Want to Be a Writer, Book Coach, Screenplays, Teaching, The Forever Game, Writing
When Crowded Ocean (my marketing consultancy with Carol Broadbent) was in business, the core of our engagement with our startup clients was a positioning/messaging workshop we conducted with the startup founder(s) and core players. One of the things we taught that, as...
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...
