Beyond Dreams
One of the key moments in the life of a writer (painter, actor, athlete or President, if you like) is when they reach the limits of their dreams. In our dreams, we are everything we’d like to be, no limitations, … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: creativity
Don McLean and the next ‘Mindbenders’ (huh?)
I haven’t been around much lately (Bad Ted! Bad!) because I’ve been writing a lot (Good man, Ted!). But I read something this morning that really struck me. I’ve never been a Don McLean fan, despite my friend Barry’s repeated … Continue reading →
A Good Story Isn’t a Pancake
You have to feel a story. It has to come from some impulse way down deep inside. One popular strain of advice for independent writers these days is: write a lot of books really fast. Then when a reader discovers … Continue reading →
Committed
Writing a novel isn’t an act of commitment–it’s ten thousand acts of commitment. A vision pops into your head and you know there’s more and it’s miraculous and brilliant, you can feel it right there, just beyond your fingertips. You … Continue reading →
Paint (and Write) from the Shoulders
This long weekend, I hope to spend some time at an exhibition of some early paintings by Richard Pousette-D’art. I studied painting with Richard for one semester at Sarah Lawrence. He was a hulking man in a smock coat who … Continue reading →
The Gospel of Neil (Part One)
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Just to get business out of the way first: The 99 cent sale on my thriller ‘Mindbenders’ is going on for ONE MORE WEEK! F. Paul Wilson, author of the Keep (NY Times bestseller!) and the Repairman Jack novels, says … Continue reading →