Is that you? LOTS of stories in various stages of being written… …and none actually WRITTEN? I wouldn’t be too hard on yourself. It’s pretty common. And why does it happen? Easy. It’s a (constant) case of “Oh, that looks exciting! And that!” And that… and that and that and that and that…” To be […]
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If you’re going to get storytelling advice, why not listen to one of the world’s best storytellers? “What you don’t see is generally scarier than what you do see.” –Steven Spielberg That’s true in a suspenseful monster movie. How do you translate that to writing? The same way. Hint, set up – and then reveal […]
Dear Dan, I write to thank you about The long cutie. My name is Thais, I’m 39 yeara old Brazilian journalist that just found about a Long QT Syndrome condition this week. I’m very scared about this desease, actually thinking my life was over. Your book changed my mind and now i’m felling more optimistic […]
If you’re gonna get storytelling advice, why not listen to one of the world’s best storytellers? “Just to try to hold the whole movie story in my head is a very lonely thing because no one can really help you with that.” Kinda like writing, huh?
Sometimes, it’s the simple things that can derail your story. Little story gremlins wreak havoc on an otherwise smooth operation. Hard to spot? Yes. Easy to fix? Absolutely – though it can be time consuming. Don’t fret, there is hope. Once upon a time, I was an airplane mechanic. Of the Avionics variety. This meant […]
For the movie Jaws, the studio wanted to use a back lot lake or a studio tank for the ocean scenes. Spielberg wanted to film on the actual ocean. “This was supposed be a thriller based on people like you and me that are out of their element having to fight something we have […]
I’m interested in getting your thoughts about stuff I see and hear, quotes I read, stuff that passes as knowledge – and starting an authorey conversation. I can’t decide if this is a really good idea or a really bad one. (Sometimes it’s not about writing, I just wanna hear your thoughts.) What are YOUR […]
Guest blog post by a co-author of The Box Under The Bed, Curtis Bausse I’ve never met Dan. I imagine him as a bundle of concentrated enthusiasm, which, if it’s true, makes him rare indeed: entheos, from which the word is derived, means “divinely inspired, possessed by a god.” In this case, the god of blogging, self-publishing […]
Let’s see if this works. if it does, give me your thoughts. Do you like any of these narrators? #1 Michael Goldsmith #2 Lia Frederick #3 David Bosco Thoughts? Comment below!
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