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Posted 01 October 2012 - 12:31 PM
Of course some songs will bang out the gate but some will certainly grow with time as you start to catch little details.
I also refer back to this story:
When Masta Ace's Slaughtahouse dropped, I had it scooped by a friend who was heading to USA as it has limited distribution back then. I was a massive Ace fan. I got the records, played it once, and HATED IT. I was so distraught. I put aside, telling myself I'll peep again later.
Few days later, gave it more listens - now one of my fave records of all time. Concepts, rhymes... all good. If you've been a fan fo said artist, just have some trust in him/her.
Posted 02 October 2012 - 02:43 PM
Posted 02 October 2012 - 06:16 PM
They should be having one in NYC next week, I think.
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Posted 08 October 2012 - 09:54 AM
Constrobuz, on 23 September 2012 - 04:41 PM, said:
im pretty sure at one point he mentioned on twitter that there would be a flyamsam track on the new album so i think that was a sam collab hence those wobbly synths.
Posted 09 October 2012 - 05:46 AM
Posted 09 October 2012 - 08:57 AM
'Ripped from the Diplo & Friends Show on BBC Radio 1 with Flying Lotus and Dismantle in the Mix (07th October 2012). Flying Lotus played out this massive unreleased track entitled "Flotus" in his own mix for the Diplo & Friends Show, release date unfortunately unknown. Beautiful tune.'
http://soundcloud.com/fm71 - 'Blaze if you got it...'
Posted 09 October 2012 - 10:20 AM
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Posted 09 October 2012 - 08:28 PM
This is actually the same director I think
Posted 12 October 2012 - 05:52 AM
ynqhead, on 09 October 2012 - 05:46 AM, said:
I think a lot of critics would argue that "Los Angeles" was so far ahead of those releases and was the album that established FlyLo as one of the most important electronic artists of the day that it basically rendered his earlier releases irrelevant. Not that I agree, but I'd be willing to bet that a lot of people think that way.
Posted 13 October 2012 - 02:00 PM
Posted 13 October 2012 - 05:06 PM
ynqhead, on 09 October 2012 - 05:46 AM, said:
I am too.
Posted 13 October 2012 - 10:24 PM
Posted 21 October 2012 - 02:34 PM
But why I am posting is, does anyone know who is singing in the track Me Yesterday? It lists no one, so is it him?
Posted 21 October 2012 - 07:20 PM
Posted 21 October 2012 - 07:44 PM
Man that is like my favourite song. He kinda has that Thom Yorke thing going on, a very fragile voice. Mind, Thom's song, does not sound like proto typical Thom Yoke. I have not freaking jizzed over an albu, so many times than since Endtroducing in college.
Posted 21 October 2012 - 08:15 PM
Incredible album, easily my favorite of the year.
Posted 21 October 2012 - 09:00 PM
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Posted 24 October 2012 - 09:47 AM
Speaking of which. Anyone try that shit? Been thinking of asking my weed dealer if he knows how to get some.
Posted 25 October 2012 - 07:32 AM
some interesting moments, but as a whole this release isn't doing much for me.
Posted 25 October 2012 - 08:04 AM
On a lighter note! Nardwaur Vs Flying Lotus!!!
Posted 25 October 2012 - 09:14 AM
*Like I said there are some moments.
*this opinion is not intended to cause butt-hurt
Posted 25 October 2012 - 01:34 PM
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The official team nominations for the Moscow Final should be posted sometime today.
Fed Cup Official site:http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx FYI--there is a separate Russian Fed Cup site to monitor: http://www.fc.tennis-russia.ru/index-eng.html They will post a lotta pix. If you need to translate a particular page, look up on the right to link Pyc/Eng.Also, pertinent articles may appear on the RTF official site http://www.tennis-russia.ru/ . Its English version isn't contructed yet but one can run it thru babelfish or Google Translate.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: refuse to go to Bali to play in Fed Cup
Russian woman Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova admitted that she was invited to participate in the Tournament of Champions, which will be held in November this year in Bali.
"Unfortunately, we had to withdraw from the tournament in Bali because of the Fed Cup final in Moscow. I'm really upset that I will not go to Bali -- last year there was great! Still, Fed Cup is priority for me "- wrote Pavlyuchenkova in her Twitter.
Recall that in the final of Federation Cup to be held in Moscow from 5 to 6 November, the Russian team will meet with the Czech Republic.
October 24, 2011, 13:26
Russian Maria Sharapova announced that she would like to represent the Russian team for the forthcoming Olympic Games in London.
"To the Olympics, I wanted to go always. When I was little, tennis in Russia was not considered a major sport, a lot more hockey skating on TV. I looked and it's both. And I thought about how great to represent my country, to participate in the Olympic parade - said Sharapova. - Even though I represent Russia in a tournament every week, I do not think it's the same feeling than what I will experience when I get on the court at the Olympic Games in London. I still fret that I was unable to go to Beijing and am looking forward to next year. "
A SURPRISE: (Edit: I find now that Shamil suggested to Soviet Sport on Oct 13 that he might make this change.)
The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final, which sees Russia take on Czech Republic at Moscow's Olympic Stadium on 5-6 November.
RussiaVera ZvonarevaAnastasia PavlyuchenkovaSvetlana KuznetsovaMaria Kirilenko Shamil Tarpischev (captain)
Czech RepublicPetra KvitovaLucie SafarovaLucie HradeckaKveta PeschkePetr Pala (captain)
Ofc the Fed Cup site--managed by the same sort of trivial little Anglo-Amerikaan pimps that control WTA, handily dismiss Russia's leading doubles player as a serious contender. Screw 'em. Everybody knows what they are by now.
Davaiii, Kiri!!!
October 29 and 30 will feature a presentation of the Fed Cup October 29 and 30 on the second floor of GUM (department store) will be presented the Fed Cup, said fc.tennis-russia.ru. The event will be attended by Svetlana Kuznetsova , Vera Zvonareva , Maria Kirilenko , Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and team captain Shamil Tarpischev . Recall that in the final match of the tournament will battle teams from Russia and the Czech Republic. Matches will be held November 5-6 in Moscow.October 27, 2011, Thursday. 15:35 Source:"Championat.com"
Interview with Shamil Tarpischev
Q: Russia are the most successful Fed Cup by BNP Paribas team of the last decade with four titles – in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 – and the only country that currently has four players in the WTA Top 20. What makes women's tennis so powerful in Russia?
A: We could put together three line-ups. Some 13-17 Russian tennis players get in Grand Slam draws and play within the Top 100. We have a solid school and a variety of choice, that's why we can vary our line-up. With the right financing we could have won not just four Fed Cups in ten years, but as many as seven trophies.
Q: Why does women's tennis seem to be in better shape than men's tennis in Russia nowadays?
A: For many objective reasons. It's easier to make it in women's tennis than in men's tennis. It takes three years for a girl to break through to the tennis elite, while for a boy it takes as long as seven years to get there. Girls have better competition and they achieve results faster. Most of our coaches tend to train girls. As a result, our women's tennis is stronger.
Q: What will be the key factors that will define this Fed Cup Final? Is there any specific match that you regard as crucial?
A: The specific shape of a specific player will be the decisive factor. Everyone is tired now, everyone has injuries. So players of both teams will feel sort of feverish, the specific form on the eve of the tie will be the key factor.
Q: How do you assess the chances for both teams in this tie, 50-50 or do you see Russia as favourites?
A: Judging by the latest results I would say the Czech team looks the favourite, as our girls haven't won anything over the course of the last month.
Q: Is the team 100% decided, or may there be a last minute surprise?
A: We can anticipate surprises only in case of injuries.
Q: Do you think that the atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow can play a decisive role in the tie?
A: The support of the home crowd could become just an additional stimulus, and one that can add to the specific form of a specific player.
Q: Vera Zvonareva played a key role in the semifinals and is achieving good results on the tour. Could she make the difference in the Final?
A: Again, it will all depend on the specific form of Petra (Kvitova) and our girls when they step on court during the tie. The strength of both teams is pretty much even.
Q: How do you see Kuznetsova´s current form? Will she recover the amazing level that made her win two Grand Slam titles?
A: We'll try to make sure she gets back on top of her shape because her latest results at the Kremlin Cup showed she is struggling.
Q: This year has seen the confirmation of Petra Kvitova's talent after her triumph at Wimbledon. Is she the biggest threat of the Czech team?
A: A win at a Slam testifies to the high level of one's game. Kvitova plays a fast game with pace, no doubt about it, but I wouldn't say she has an edge over the said Zvonareva. It will all depend on the specific shape of the players.
Q: Maria Sharapova has only played three Fed Cup ties in her career, but has announced that will return to the team for next year's first round. Do you see her playing regularly in Fed Cup in the future?
A: It's tough for her because she lives in America. The tournament schedule doesn't allow us to normally prepare our players for Fed Cup ties. She plays most of her tournaments on the American continent, hence the inevitable problems with acclimatising and other problems related to her preparation (for Fed Cup ties).
Q: Another Russian player, Dinara Safina, has been in the headlines recently because of her possible retirement. Are you in contact with her? Do you see her competing again?
A: I know she is fanatically devoted to tennis. It will all depend on her health. If everything is OK, I wouldn't rule out her comeback.
Q: You have won the Fed Cup four times and the Davis Cup on two occasions. What skills make a good captain? How do you cope with running both teams at the same time?
A: The team captain, on top of good coaching skills, must also have patience and be a good communicator with players and their personal coaches.
Q: In terms of managing different personalities within one group, which of the two teams do you find easier to captain?
A: The women's team. Here I have fewer problems because we have a deep bench. Mentally it's also easier to manage the women. It's harder for me to deal with our men. Due to the poor choice of players their level of preparation often times is not up to the level of the specific tie. So we often have to make our players play when they are not on top of their shape. For example, in the latest tie versus Brazil only one player was physically fit, the other three were injured. Yet we did manage to win.
Flash! Shamil Tarpishchev: Call Vesnina and Makarova to final of Fed Cup - Insurance
October 31, 2011, 19:27
Calling the Russian team Elena Vesnina in tennis and Ekaterina Makarova in final of Federation Cup against Czech Republic - this is insurance, since it is unclear whether will play in the final game the team leader Vera Zvonareva and other tennis player, told the news agency "RIA Novosti," Russia captain Shamil Tarpischev .The final match of the Fed Cup Russia - Czech Republic will be held November 5-6 in Moscow on the courts 'Olympic'. Initially, the decisive match for the Russian team were declared Vera Zvonareva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Ekaterina Makarova. A little later, the coaching staff decided to replace Makarova with Maria Kirilenko."Now a lot of injured players, it is unclear how their health will be closer to the tournament. On the last night before the Fed Cup we can change two players, so I'm insured. Tomorrow's look at Zvonareva--she says that her shoulder is bothering her, and it affects the toss. Early to say a couple of days she needed. The last word should be from the doctors "- said Tarpischev.
1) After Luxembourg, Kiri was about to vacation in America when Shamil called her to Moscow.
2) Calling of Kiri & Vesnina also commences qualification of a full six Russian players who may play the 2012 Olympiad. (Katya Makaova was already qualified.)
Via Pavlyuchenkova's Facebook page:
At Bosco with Fed Cup team!Only Vera Zvonareva missing!
More pix from the Bosco cup presentation at GUM:
Shamil to receive ITF Award during Fed Cup:
Bosco site in English, Russian & Ukranian:
I would kill for one of those jackets
This thing is totally up in the air--depends on the precise condition of each individual player on Saturday. Will require all of Shamil's finesse to pull this out, and the crowd could tilt it.
Press conference & practice pix:
Vera audio clip (in English) http://www.fedcup.com/en...ted-by-home-support.aspx
Petra Kvitova, Number 2, just arrived in Moscow for a strong battle against the Russians.
She explained us that when she was 16 years old, she was playing tennis just for fun.
Petra Kvitová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtra ˈkvɪtovaː]; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2.
Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles. By winning Wimbledon, she became the first Grand Slam event winner born in the 1990s.
link: http://www.sports.ru/tennis/130498534.html
Photo: Paul ZimmerPetra Kvitova (CZE)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russia's Maria Kirilenko and Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova will meet in the opening rubber of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final, which gets under way at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow on Saturday.
Kirilenko, who was somewhat of a surprise inclusion in the Russian team given that her only previous appearance came in 2006, finds herself opening proceedings against Kvitova, the world No. 2, after her name was drawn first at Friday's official draw ceremony.
The second rubber sees Svetlana Kuznetsova, who steps up to play as the Russian team's No. 1 player, face Lucie Safarova, before the players change opponents on Sunday for the reverse singles rubbers.
If the ties goes to a deciding fifth rubber, the nominated doubles pairs are Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Vesnina for Russia and Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke for Czech Republic, although the captains are allowed to make substitutions.
Play starts at 2pm (10am GMT) on both Saturday and Sunday. The full draw is listed below.
SaturdayR1: Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)R2: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)
SundayR3: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) v Petra Kvitova (CZE)R4: Maria Kirilenko (RUS) v Lucie Safarova (CZE)R5: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Vesnina v Lucie Hradecka / Kveta Peschke (CZE)
Kirilenko has been named in the singles line-up due to the withdrawal of Vera Zvonareva, who was forced to pull out at the last minute because of a shoulder problem that she sustained last month at the Kremlin Cup.
The world No.7's injury could prove to be pivotal in this year's Final, as her replacement, Vesnina, is ranked 50 places lower in the world standings, but Kvitova remains cautious and certainly won't underestimate the Russians.
"I don't think so," said Kvitova, responding to the question of whether Zvonareva's absence will make life easier for the Czechs. "I think they are still strong, very strong, and I think it's still open. It's going be like 50-50."
Kvitova is right about the strength in depth of Russia, as no other nation has as many Top 100 players, but the gap Zvonareva has left in the team will come as a major blow to Russian captain Shamil Tarpischev, who was already without his top ranked player, Maria Sharapova.
It came as no surprise that Tarpischev opted for the experience of Kuznetsova, a three-time Fed Cup winner, in his singles line-up, but what came as more of a shock was that he picked Kirilenko ahead of Pavlyuchenkova, who is now the highest ranked player in this Russian side.
Tarpischev described the decision as tactical, while Kirilenko, strangely talking in the third person during the press conference, added that "with respect to Maria Kirilenko, she says she is feeling really well right now."
So Kirilenko opens the tie against Kvitova, which will be a third meeting between the two players with the Russian currently undefeated after winning both their previous match-ups in 2009.
Despite this record, the in-form Kvitova will be strong favourite to claim her first victory over Kirilenko and get the Czechs off to a winning start. Last week, the reigning Wimbledon champion capped her impressive individual season by winning the year-end WTA Championships.
The second rubber between Kuznetsova and Safarova looks likely to be a tighter affair. The Russian leads their head-to-head series 2-1 and has experience on her side, but the Czech left-hander has been in good form of late and reached the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup, also held at Moscow's Olympic Stadium, just a fortnight ago.
Without doubt this tie could swing either way, as the home advantage for the Russians shouldn't be taken lightly, but with the absence of Zvonareva and the recent form of Kvitova it looks increasingly like the Czechs will have the edge when the action gets under way on Saturday.
Don't worry Svetlana Kuznetsova is also a strong tennis player. Even stronger than Petra.
Svetlana the Roland Garros Champion vs Petra the new Wimbledon Champion, match on sunday
Two minute audion interviews with all the players
The Russians have been looking to counteract the effect of the Czech lefthanders by hitting with as many lefties in practice as possible.04 Nov 09:06
Maria Kirilenko talks about herself in the third person: "Maria is feeling really good right now." Good to know - she's up first tomorrow.04 Nov 09:02
(This is psych-war. Will talk more about it tomorrow.)
Russian captain Shamil Tarpischev calls his decision to pick Elena Vesnina to replace Vera Zvonareva for the #FedCup final a "tactical" one.04 Nov 08:59
The usual condescending crap.
By Ed Pearson
It's hard to believe that there was a time when the Russians were not interested in tennis, but under the flag of the USSR it was only Olympic sports that were given sufficient funding to garner any realistic chance of success on a global scale.
There is a certain irony, then, that the Russians take on the Czech Republic in the Olympic Stadium in Moscow this weekend with a shot at winning their fifth Fed Cup title in just eight years.
And such is the strength in depth of women's tennis in Russia that captain Shamil Tarpischev has a staggering 12 players in the current Top 100, four of which are in the Top 20, that he can call upon.
After world No. 7 Vera Zvonareva was forced to withdraw from this weekend's final with a shoulder injury, Russia had the dilemma of choosing between Ekaterina Makarova (ranked No. 51) or Elena Vesnina (No. 57) as her replacement. No other country in the women's game has such a strong bench.
So why is it that tennis, and in particular women's tennis, is thriving in Russia? According to Tarpischev, one of the biggest factors in the development of the sport in this country was Boris Yeltsin.
The former Russian president appeared on television during his tenure at the top wearing shorts and a t-shirt and carrying a tennis racket and all of a sudden the sport was booming.
Thanks to the exposure that came with an endorsement from Yeltsin, more sponsors became interested in tennis, which inevitably led to better results and it's now that the Russians are reaping the rewards.
As for why the Russian women are outshining their male counterparts, Tarpischev has an answer for that too. He believes it's easier to coach girls because they react better and recover faster than men when faced with disappointment or difficulty in their careers.
He also puts the women's success down to the fact that the transition from juniors to seniors is simpler in the women's game and that it's easier to find a hitting partner for a woman than it is a man.
With a lifetime of tennis experience and four Fed Cup titles (not to mention two Davis Cup titles) to his name, it's hard not to think that Tarpischev knows exactly what he's talking about.
By Chris Archer
The world of tennis court testing is not one that many people are familiar with, but this is the world that the ITF's technical team inhabit, and two members of that team are in Moscow to carry out some analysis ahead of the Fed Cup Final.
First stop was at Moscow's recently opened Tennis Park, a 10-court facility which is one of a number of new tennis centres popping up around Russia's capital city. And on the agenda was an ITF Recognition Test on the courts that have just been laid.
The purpose of such a test is to assess the quality of the court manufacture and whether it reaches sufficient standards. The assessment has two parts: 1 Star measures the court dimensions and evenness; and 2 Star calculates the court speed. We await the results!
Attentions have now turned to the Olympic Stadium, the location of this weekend's Final. The testing here doesn't involve the court itself, but the HawkEye system that has been installed to assist the officials with their line calling.
The guys from HawkEye have been at the venue all week, putting in place 10 cameras at strategic positions around the court that determine whether the ball is in or out when it lands close to the line.
It's the job of the ITF's technical team to test the accuracy of the HawkEye system. This is done using a high speed camera, set up along one of the lines, and a canon that fires balls to land close to the line in question.
The footage is then analysed frame-by-frame and compared with that of HawkEye, thus establishing the system's precision. The test is then repeated 50 times at different spots around the court.
Tiring work, particularly when it needs to take place in the evenings when the practice sessions for the players are done and dusted. And because the testing is carried out before the tie gets under way, the team don't even get to stay and watch the action!
By Craig Gabriel
Larisa Savchenko was born in the Ukraine, played as a Latvian under USSR and now works with the Russian Fed Cup team as a coach. The delightful 45-year-old who collected 66 doubles titles and who had wins over the likes of Martina Navratilova, Gabriela Sabatini and Hana Mandlikova says she enjoys her life now as a mother of two, a boy and a girl but to some degree also misses her playing days.
"I prefer both times," she said smiling. "When I played on the tour it was a nice time and when I finished it was also a nice time but it took a little time to get used to not playing. It was a new life coming and I like it and I also like coaching. I love it."
She feels "it's not tough being a mama". Her philosophy on parenthood is to "understand your children and speak the same language". Of her two children she says her son is the naughty one, but that he has a great sense of humour.
"When he does something wrong he says 'it's a joke mum, it is my humour mum," she explained.
Asked if she had the choice if she would like to be playing in the present era or the past, she said without hesitation the past.
"Playing in the past was easier and it was fun, everyone was easy and close," Savchenko said.
Craig Gabriel, perhaps the least obnoxious of the Fed Cup mouths, interviews Larissa Savchenko
8:44 min audio clip.
Tennis team Russia and its rivals from the Czech Republic have leveled at the Federation Cup Finals held in Moscow. Both teams have scored a victory after Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Lucie Sarfarzhova 6-2, 6-3.
Earlier, Petra Kvitova had effortlessly beaten Russia's Maria Kirilenko.
The winner will be known after the Sunday game.
VIDEO: http://english.ruvr.ru/r...7/05/video_52804067.html
Beating his Brazilian rival Everton Teixeira on Monday, Russia's Tariel Nikoleishvili won the 10th World Kyokushin Karate Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
The third place went to Nikoleishvili's fellow fighter Goderzi Kapanadze.
On Sunday the United Kingdom made public the torch relay route of the Summer Games of 2012.
The torch will be carried within an hour's drive of the homes of 95 percent of the people across the country. Thus, as the organizers hope, the majority of Britons will be able to see the solemn procession.
The route includes all of the world-famous sites of the United Kingdom, from the ancient complex of Stonehenge to Loch Ness.
The race will be attended by 8,000 torch-bearers.
The relay will begin on May 19th in the west of England and will be completed 70 days later at the opening ceremony of the Games in London.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
How to Write a Novel
I want to write a novel, I think I can write a novel, but for the love of Tim Gunn, how in the world do you write a novel?
And that brings us to the most important advice I can offer in this How to Write a Novel overview. If you try and hold the entire novel in your head all at once and attempt to imagine it in its entirety and all of its various ins and outs, your brain will suddenly become so heavy that you will topple over backwards and pass out.
Don't be intimidated by the bigness of the task. As the great Donald Trump would say: It is a 'UGE task. 'uge. The best thing you can do is to break a novel up into some comprehensible components that you can think about in a coherent fashion and try as hard as you can not to be intimidated.
Contrary to the myth of the writer sitting down blindly and letting their inspiration spill onto the page, whether you're a thorough outliner or an adherent to the school of write-as-you-go-I'll-edit-later, I highly recommend having at least a rough sketch of the below elements in place before you sit down and type "Chapter 1: It was a dark and stormy night."
The Main Plot Arc
This right here is the spine of the book. It's what happens, it's what you build around, it's the main event. When people ask you what your book is about, this is what you tell them.
I like to think of every novel, whether it's literary fiction or genre fiction, as a quest. Every quest has:
1) a starting place
2) a first step
3) a journey (the biggest chunk of the novel)
4) an ending
Take a look at all of your favorite novels - they have a starting place, then something sets the main character's world ajar, then the character embarks on a literal or figurative journey with significant obstacles, and then an ending, where the character either ends up somewhere new or ends up back where they started but irrevocably changed.
There are millions of variations on this quest, whether it's a journey through the mind, battling personal demons, or flying through outer space, but every single novel is about a character or characters who start in one place and end up somewhere else. That journey, physical or emotional or hopefully both, is the heart of the novel.
(For further reading):
Do you have a plot?
Archetype vs. Cliche
Along the quest, the characters face...
Obstacles of increasing intensity, with ups and downs
If the most challenging obstacle your main character faces happens in the first half of the book: the reader will be bored in the second half. If your character gets everything they want and always has "up" moments: the reader will be bored with the predictability. If your character only has "down" moments and things get steadily worse and worse with no hope whatsoever: your reader will either be horrifically depressed or start to think everything is unintentionally funny.
Whether the main obstacle is an arch-villain, their own personal demons, or a powerful army of rhetorical questions--the biggest battle is in the end, and there are gains, setbacks, and smaller obstacles along the way. Better still if the obstacles and the intensity of the emotions steadily increase and swing back and forth as the novel goes along.
(For further reading):
On Conflict
John Green and Dynamic Character Relationships
The Protagonist
At the center of a novel's quest is a protagonist, or possibly a small group of protagonists, but for the purposes of this section let's just stick with the protagonist as a singular. Said protagonist can be a man, a woman, a child, an alien, a Chihuahua, a mold spore, or anything else you can think of trust me it's been done before.
But every single protagonist, no matter what species, has one thing in common: they want something. The novel is about trying to get that thing they want.
Now, the best protagonists are complex individuals who may want multiple things. They may think they want one thing but in reality want another, or they may want two things that are at odds with each other. But once you know what a character wants, their personality (funny? brave? weak?) becomes an expression of how they go about getting it.
Every additional character also has something they want, and that may perchance be at odds with what your protagonist wants. The villain, if you have one, either wants the same thing as your protagonist (competition) or the exact opposite of what your character wants (adversarial), and is nearly, but not quite, as powerful as your protagonist.
(For further reading):
Character and Plot are Inseparable
Sympathetic vs. Unsympathetic Characters
What Do Your characters Want?
The setting is more than just where your novel takes place. A great setting is woven into the very fabric of the novel. The best settings have:
- Change underway - Something is happening in the world that is changing, whether war is coming, new moral values are ascendant, or something else that is roiling the calm. Whether the novel is a massive multi-country canvass or a very personal coming of age story, something is changing.
- A personality - The setting is different than the real world not just in where it's set, but also in its value system and character. Maybe it's a funny world, maybe it's ruthless world, maybe it's all totally punk rock YEAH MAN, but it has its own personality.
- Unfamiliarity - A great setting shows us something we haven't seen and makes us look at our own world in a new way.
(For further reading):
What Makes a Great Setting
Style and Voice
Much like love, style don't come easy. Our first attempts at crafting a signature style inevitably feel like imitation. But if you write enough and keep trying and keep pushing yourself, eventually you will arrive at your own personal style that is nothing like anyone else's and voila, your novel will have a voice.
(For further reading):
How to Craft a Great Voice
Do You Suffer From One of These Writing Maladies?
The Climax
And at the end of the novel (it is near the end, yes?), your characters will face their biggest obstacles, and all of the simmering conflicts and plots and subplots all come to a head. It helps if the climax is your best, most dramatic scene, when the moments have the biggest weight and the characters are experiencing their highest highs and their lowest lows. A great climax will have your reader cheering or crying or laughing or all of the above. Hopefully in a good way.
If you have a sense of these six components before you sit down to write you will already have the most difficult elements in place. You will have a sense of who your character(s) is/are, you will have a sense of where they are and where they're going, and a rough idea of how they get from Point A to Point B.
To be sure, the characters will surprise you along the way, certain things won't make sense when they're on the page and you'll have to adjust on the fly, but as long as these key elements are in place there is no reason why the idea of your novel should make your brain shut down.
Then all you have to accomplish is the mere trifle of spending hundreds of hours writing it.
Oh. And don't forget to revise like crazy.
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Ah.. now it all becomes clear! No, seriously, great points made here. Has got me really thinking about my novel and what it is or is not missing. Thanks, Nathan!
- August 17, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- Pamala Knight said...
Thanks for the wonderful post! I'll come back and read, as soon as I stop laughing and imagining the Donald saying 'UGE.
Stop with the mixing the funny with what I desperately need to read if you please. When I get an "F" on the test, it'll be your fault.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:04 PM
- thewritingant said...
Fantastic post! Really informative, and it actually makes me feel less anxious about my little novel now that I've gone down the "checklist" and realised that I have all those elements on my pages, so it's at least partially a novel. :)
- August 17, 2010 at 6:04 PM
- Susan Kaye Quinn said...
I want my own powerful army of rhetorical questions! Or at least a small army of powerful rhetorical questions.
Here's a serious question, though: What's your take on the "necessity" of a villain (i.e. no larger, structural antagonists, we must have a really bad guy with dastardly hair) in children's fiction (I'm thinking MG more than YA)?
- August 17, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
With the caveat that it works it works, I'd say with middle grade a villain probably a bit more necessary because the worldview is a bit more black and white at that age, whereas I think there's more room for complexity as kids get older.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Author Guy said...
"Main plot arcs"? What are these? Actually, I often do have a main plot...um, endpoint or two, but by the time I reach one of them the arc isn't really an arc anymore, and what I thought was going to be the climax often isn't. I start with only a few of these things, a character, maybe where he is, or what he's trying to do in the next few pages, and then set him off and follow him around. I follow the internal logic of that character and all the others that pop up out of the ether. The story grows organically that way, it's more fun to write, and I think to read, and the events of the book make more sense.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Marisa Birns said...
Yep. You brought that gargantuan mass of topic down to size with your post here.
And it really wasn't the "It was a dark and stormy night," that makes the book such a ridicule of purple prose. It was the rest of the story. :)
- August 17, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- Krista V. said...
Great post, Nathan. Nicely thought out. I especially appreciated the relevant links to earlier posts within each subsection.
Honestly, where do you find the time to write these kinds of posts, take care of a gaggle of clients, and work on your own manuscripts?
- August 17, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Tina Lynn said...
*arches eyebrow* An army of rhetorical questions? A frightening prospect indeed.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
This is my favorite of your Blog posts so far. Very detailed and very informative! I love how you clearly describe the steps in writing a novel, even after describing the herculean reality of the task: "And that brings us to the most important advice I can offer in this How to Write a Novel overview. If you try and hold the entire novel in your head all at once and attempt to imagine it in its entirety and all of its various ins and outs, your brain will suddenly become so heavy that you will topple over backwards and pass out." HaHaHa! That is so true.
I think it gets easier to write a novel with every novel you write. I've written seven novels so far: three safely tucked away in drawers, three published by indie press, one new one recently completed. After a while, the steps to writing a novel kind of live at the back of your head while you craft the story, coming out as reminders when you need to review them.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- Draven Ames said...
Writing is like water--it either lulls you to sleep or pulls you with.
I love your articles Nathan. Thank you for some good tips. Going in blindly can be a horrible mistake that can leave you doing edits for years. Do you have a book out about writing and publishing yet?
- August 17, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- Marlan said...
Well, there goes my Mold Spore protagonist idea.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- T. Anne said...
Now you tell me.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- Stacey Cochran said...
Great stuff, Nathan. It helps to hear your perspective. For anyone interested, I just guest blogged on this exact same topic at Steve Girffin's blog yesterday.
It's interesting to see just how similar we approach this, and to know that we're not alone in our beliefs.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- Erika Robuck said...
The inevitable question: When will you lead a workshop?
- August 17, 2010 at 6:22 PM
Thanks for the information. I needed reassurance I was heading in the right direction. Writing my novel has been one of the hardest things I have ever tried. I will not quit. I will persevere!
- August 17, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Katarina said...
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- August 17, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- LaylaF said...
Are you SURE you weren't a teacher in a previous life? No seriously, are you sure?
Awesome info!! Thanks so much!!!
- August 17, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Katarina said...
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- August 17, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Julia Rachel Barrett said...
I agree - huge topic, pretty much insurmountable challenge-type topic. IMO, there is no one way to write a novel - no checklist and no outline will ignite that holy inner fire that produces a great novel. But good novels do have some things in common - they tell a compelling story in language that makes sense and somehow, in some way, the characters are relate-able. In other words, the reader can identify with the characters and their challenges. If all the characters in a novel are abhorrent or puke-worthy, I don't consider that a good novel, no matter how well-crafted. For me, a great novel must not only move me, it must have at least some small redemptive power, even if that redemptive power involves failure and/or death.
When I write, I must remind myself to be patient, the story comes out word by word. A novel cannot be written all at once.
Great novels don't come along often. As far as I'm concerned, East of Eden, by John Steinbeck, epitomizes the great American novel.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Katarina said...
It was really inspiring to read these instructions, I am sorry that I did not have a year ago when I began, but always good to come, maybe help me with the extension. In any case, each praises the good ideas, but also the good will to help those who wish to engage in with this, these guidelines are more than welcome! Regards!
- August 17, 2010 at 6:25 PM
- Kevin said...
James N Frey, How to Write a Damn Good Novel (books 1 & 2), are the best handbooks on the craft.
Follow the advice religiously and follow it up with any of his subsequent three How to Write Damn Good craft books: Myth, Mystery and Thrillers. Or any of his workshops usually held in SF area. http://jamesnfrey.com/
- August 17, 2010 at 6:30 PM
LOL. Awesome post, Nathan. What you wrote is an incredibly concise list of all you need to start. As a "panster" I don't do much more planning than that. Great resource for beginners!
- August 17, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- kathleen shoop said...
I think I've done it! I think I've done it! Great post.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- swampfox said...
Writing on the fly is great unless you land in fly paper.
An outline can avoid that problem, unless you stray, and, whoops, there's that fly paper again.
No, really, it happened.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:46 PM
Nathan, Do U think it best for a new author to use an editing service? If so, can u recommend one?
- August 17, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Please check out the FAQs
- August 17, 2010 at 6:49 PM
I think I will have to save this page. Thanks, Nathan!
- August 17, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Thanks ;-) R u married, because I have a beautiful daughter I'd like to introduce u 2.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- GhostFolk.com said...
Perhaps you're best post ever, Nathan. Thank you for the clear overview.
- August 17, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- writerjenn said...
That pretty much covers it!
- August 17, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- Deb said...
I'm afraid I lack a Y chromosome in the war for Tim Gunn's love. But perhaps I can vie for the attention of his plucky, style savvy chihuahua protagonist.
- August 17, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- RubyRed0 said...
Thanks, just what I needed to know. ;-)
- August 17, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- Hannah Jenny said...
I haven't finished a novel yet, but I hope it's OK if I only have a couple of things planned before I start writing and figure out the rest by writing (I write a lot of things in the first draft or two that won't end up in the story--writing *is* my process of figuring out most of the elements of the story)
- August 17, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Bravo Nathan !
- August 17, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Ms Khan said...
Now i also can write a novel, thanx for the post Nathan
- August 17, 2010 at 7:57 PM
- Walker said...
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- August 17, 2010 at 7:59 PM
- Ishta Mercurio said...
Nathan: this was an 'UGE post! 'uge. Thank you for this very detailed rundown, and the additional links.
Did you have an outline before you wrote this? ;)
More detailed thoughts when I've had time to process. I just wanted to pass on my 'UGE thanks!
- August 17, 2010 at 8:00 PM
What I am most amazed at here, after being impossibly grateful that you even exist (you are such a gift to writers), is how you got so wise at such a young age.
To top that off, you are kind.
It raises the bar(s) (all connotations allowed).
- August 17, 2010 at 8:03 PM
PS I've got a couple of theories though:
1. your mother
2. your mother reads this post, but she doesn't have to.
(we's really got to meet her)
3. rice farming has secret underpinnings that have yet to be revealed???
- August 17, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Sugar said...
Thank you Nathan! I needed another boost to get going again. I have been a lil lost on my writing..Maybe this will help get me back on track.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- D.G. Hudson said...
Thanks, Nathan, for condensing the basic elements of writing a novel into this post.
I use a similar breakdown when I work with an outline for a new novel project. I include research time, and try to do the characterization, location details and background info (world or universe building) prior to starting the basic writing. I may rearrange chapters or whatever is needed later in the writing, as the outline is flexible and is used as a guideline. Style and voice develop along with the story, after I've decided the POV and a working title.
One thing I find I need when writing -- a lot of time to think things through. A writer needs some time to make those connections in the brain which feed our imagination.
In time management, they call it 'chunking' the work.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- ryan field said...
Read this one twice!!
Excellent post and many thanks for taking the time to do all this.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:31 PM
- Kristi Helvig said...
This post is pure awesome! I'm at the revising like crazy part...why does that part take the longest? :)
- August 17, 2010 at 8:37 PM
- D.G. Hudson said...
To clarify previous comment - 'Chunking the work' as a time management expression was referring to was what you called 'comprehensible components' (of any job or project). Should have had a line space there.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:40 PM
- Lucy said...
Your blog is my hero.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:50 PM
- Nancy said...
I really needed this post today. It offered a much needed reassurance that I'm actually doing something right in this crazy writing business. It's been a rough week and I definitely needed that.
Of course, when I read through all the linked posts tonight I'll find several areas where I can improve, but that will be encouraging too.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:52 PM
- cheekychook said...
Excellent advice, awesome links, subtle paraphrasing of Wes Hayden---there's no other word for it---you're AMAZING.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- English Center Bazaar said...
Great post! A must read for any wannabe Nano-ers.
- August 17, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Jeff said...
I'm not all that computer competent yet, (old guy alert!), but some inspiration yo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz3WJ1l1dNM
- August 17, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- Dayana Stockdale said...
I love the part about figuring out what all the characters want. Whenever I get stuck in a scene or something isn't feeling real, I step back and remind myself what the characters involved want and it always helps me to come up with some sort of resolution to whatever was bugging me.
- August 17, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- CFD Trade said...
Wow! It all sounds easy we will all be writers at the end of the day...I wonder why it is so difficult to execute...
- August 17, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- Stephen Prosapio said...
Okay so you just typed that whole article out. Wouldn't it have been just as easy to write the novel for us???
Excellent overview!
- August 17, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- Perri said...
Thanks so much! This is a great help!
- August 17, 2010 at 10:23 PM
- Terin Tashi Miller said...
Mr. Agent Man (I just like that idea Mira came up with in the post way back about how NOT to address a query):
Excellent post. It's like a creative writing course condensed to its elements.
Every aspiring writer, and even experienced/professional writers, would do well to print it out and put it up somewhere they can see it every day before they start trying to put words to paper.
- August 17, 2010 at 10:24 PM
- Ishta Mercurio said...
AH! I've read and digested it now. I was struck by your statement that voice is something that doesn't come easy, and is something that we have to push ourselves to craft. I've never thought of it that way.
Actually, I've always thought of it as kind of the opposite. That it is what naturally comes out when you sit down to write, which is why your voice is yours - it is your own words, stated in the way that comes naturally to you. And when we write the same idea over and over in different ways trying to find the right words, what we're really looking for are the words that will match the voice that is already in our heads.
But since even my idea of voice involves revising the same statement dozens of times, maybe we actually agree on the "pushing yourself to craft it" part...
- August 17, 2010 at 10:26 PM
- marjoriekaye said...
Oh dear-
The writing is the writing. And after that? It helps to know someone and to have a track record of being marketable or perhaps your work resembles what's selling at that moment. You're taking the reader on a journey and there has to be some trust. If they don't know you, it's difficult to convince them that you know where you're going, especially if they've never been there and are unfamiliar with the scenery. So no one takes a serious look and you're tossed in favor of the familiar.
And the beat goes on.
- August 17, 2010 at 10:36 PM
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- August 17, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- marjoriekaye said...
Oh dear-
The writing is the writing. And after that? It helps to know someone and to have a track record of being marketable or perhaps your work resembles what's selling at that moment. You're taking the reader on a journey and there has to be some trust. If they don't know you, it's difficult to convince them that you know where you're going, especially if they've never been there and are unfamiliar with the scenery. So no one takes a serious look and you're tossed in favor of the familiar.
And the beat goes on.
- August 17, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- marjoriekaye said...
Ah geez it printed twice. Actually three times. Frickin frackin confusing.
- August 17, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Thank you for the chuckle.One of the best descriptions of writing a novel I've read in some time.I have written two novels and have yet to find an agent.I would add the untold hours of learning the craft and the masochistic need to expose one's innermost thoughts to the world.Combine all of that with our driving,relentless crusade to find and possess,the Holy Grail( A great agent)coupled with constant rejections that tear our heart out,rip any remnants left of an ego to shreds and you have it.Why would anyone want to be a writer. because we can't not write,that is the truth of it.I'm going to feed my ego with chocolate candy now. I'll send out more queries when I have the money for the d*mn stamps.Happy writing.
- August 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM
- Ganz-1 said...
Nice post, I'm ctrl+D ing this one :)
- August 17, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- Mira said...
Mr. Agent Man (I forgot all about that, Terin! :),
Oh. My. God.
This post is AMAZING.
Wow. I'm speechless. That doesn't happen often, especially when I'm not even talking, I'm writing. But I just. Wow.
And funny. "Your brain becomes so heavy." Ha, ha, ha.
Thank you. Aside from all of the organized thinking and excellent advice, this was so much work. I loved that you linked everything, both for us, and so you can begin to collect your writings.
Truly wonderful post.
- August 17, 2010 at 11:46 PM
- Mira said...
p.s. "...anything else you can think of trust me it's been done before."
Ah ha! Our one-sided debate continues. This may be an astounding, wonderful, amazing post, but I keep telling you, I can have an original idea.
Okay, that's all. Thank you for that knee-jerk detour, back to my goodness, what a post.
- August 17, 2010 at 11:57 PM
- Christine Macdonald said...
Every human being who is interested in writing should read your blog. This post is invaluable. Thank you.
- August 18, 2010 at 12:35 AM
- Donna Hole said...
Thank you Nathan.
I have this document in my works program labeled "teaching posts". How come almost all the links come back to here?
You should keep this up a few days so EVERYONE has an opportunity catch it in their blog rolls.
You rock, Dude.
- August 18, 2010 at 12:56 AM
- Nina said...
Thanks for some great advice!
Can't wait untill this week of weddings, courses and exams are finally over! My fingers are about to pop!
- August 18, 2010 at 1:57 AM
- Kate said...
Wow, that is one doozy of a post. You boiled it all down so nicely! I with links! Ahh...
- August 18, 2010 at 1:59 AM
It's the breaking down into manageable chunks so I don't freak out part that gets me every time.
I get wonderful plot ideas and characters that want to play. Then it spirals out of control into a galaxy of schizophrenia and my brain evaporates out of my ears.
- August 18, 2010 at 2:45 AM
- maine character said...
Excellent overview. The only part I'd disagree with is this:
The villain is nearly, but not quite, as powerful as your protagonist.
The villain should either seem to be or actually be stronger than your hero. This makes the hero grow, as with Luke taking three movies to be the match of Vader, or Rocky needing to train after taking a beating from Mr. T.
Without the David vs. Goliath odds, there isn't as much sympathy or suspense, and the hero doesn't have to call on as much ingenuity and courage.
- August 18, 2010 at 4:01 AM
Yes, I too would love it if you'd publish your blog as a book (preferably printed on paper lol).
It's soooo useful - in fact I was wondering only yesterday why my brain was overweight, and now I know how to put it on a sensible diet - thanks.
- August 18, 2010 at 4:37 AM
- Patsy Whyte said...
Loved it...as they say, a 'must read' for any aspiring writer. Well done.
- August 18, 2010 at 5:39 AM
- Sheila Cull said...
Gargantuan proportions is right. I spent thousands of hours creating and editing fiction manuscripts and they all got rejected. Because I didn't use all the ingredients you suggested.
Thank goodness that I discovered writing about my past hanging from a light fixture type of wild adventures.
Good fiction is tough. But I love reading it and love the writers that can accomplish it.
- August 18, 2010 at 6:39 AM
Depressingly reductionist.
There's no substitute for real inspiration.
- August 18, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Bryan Russell (Ink) said...
Well, you know, Anon, it's hard to fit an expansionist version in a couple pages. You know, the font gets pretty small.
- August 18, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- bucko said...
I'd agree. While I start the germ of the novel idea by writing and sketching and daydreaming, I'm not going to commit to those hundreds of hours and the inevitable freakouts when things go awry unless I feel it is a story that will move. That said, once I begin with certain elements in place, I'm always surprised at how it turns out in the end. No, it's not necessarily an outline, he's talking about (although they help me); it's a sense of the story.
- August 18, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Amy Lundebrek said...
So THAT's why I keep falling over backwards!
- August 18, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- Jared X said...
Thank you, Nathan, for an (as usual) informative and entertaining post.
Unfortunately, as a born-and-raised New Yorker, I feel compelled to submit a small correction. Mr. Trump and I communicate in the same dialect. The correct spelling of the English word "huge" in our shared dialect is yuge, not 'uge. An acceptable alternate spelling, indicating emphasis, is yooge (unfortunately, this is also what the locals in Eugene, Oregon call their hometown, albeit with a capital Y and a definite article). Whether spelled as yuge or yooge, the initial 'y' is important to distinguish us from our Cockney friends in England.
I apologize for the nitpicking and again thank you for your otherwise spot-on post.
- August 18, 2010 at 10:33 AM
- Malia Sutton said...
This is a wonderful roadmap for authors to follow.
- August 18, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- Heidi said...
Thanks for the great post! I really appreciated it. So many invaluable tips that are now written down in my notebook and will be read and re-read and re-written and highlighted until I have them memorized.
- August 18, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Leslie said...
Wow. I teach a "writing the novel" workshop but take 12 weeks to get through all this! Excellent post.
- August 18, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Courtney said...
I'm going to stop reading this post for a moment to make a quick comment:
"...a powerful army of rhetorical questions..."
Ah. You are just so great, Nathan. :-)
Now, back to reading the post.
- August 18, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Great idea, Elie! Nathan's blog is already effectively a free online e-text on writing and publishing, but I would pay good money for a print version and I'd say I'm far from alone in that.
And then CHIHUAHUAS VS MOLD SPORES!
- August 18, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- wry wryter said...
Egads Nathan now I've got to add an army of rhetorical villainess fungi to my story.
How the hell do you fight mad mold?
I'm jumping ahead to the climax.
- August 18, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- TERI REES WANG said...
No wonder my neck hurts!
- August 18, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- Scott said...
"If your character only has "down" moments and things get steadily worse and worse with no hope whatsoever: your reader will either be horrifically depressed or start to think everything is unintentionally funny."
This is exactly my problem with "The Road".
I kept saying to myself, "Really, Cormac? What horrible thing could happen now to further destroy all hope? Oh, that? Wow, what horrible thing could happen NOW? How about NOW?"
- August 18, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Jane Smiley's "13 Ways of Looking at the Novel" is a good resource on this topic.
- August 18, 2010 at 6:10 PM
- Jewels Diva® said...
With my first I just wrote for a few hours everynight and the story came itself. I had no real problems writing, it worked itself out as I went.
With my second, I did a one or two sentence outline for each chapter, then let the story come. I ended up being ahead in chapters, as I wrote the story flowed itself, taking it's time, characters apppearing because their ego wanted them in there etc. After major editing, the number of chaps came back down, but the story's still there.
- August 18, 2010 at 8:22 PM
Love this post, Nathan. In character development, I often remind myself that human nature is neither black nor white, and that villians are much more likeable - and believable - when the reader witnesses them committing acts of kindess. Same goes for heroes: exhibit just how far they're willing to go to get what they want, especially when they think no one's looking. Finding their dark side is fun!
- August 18, 2010 at 11:09 PM
And let's not forget that to teach yourself how to do this really well, you're going to have to pay your dues through a rigorous apprenticeship.
Like becoming a doctor or a lawyer, it will take you years to learn the required skills.
Like becoming a doctor or a lawyer you'll have to spend spend ten, eleven, twelve hours a day, learning these skills. (If a guy came up to you, after you had been injured in a car accident, and he said he was practicing to be a doctor in the evenings... and another guy came up to you and said he had just graduated from medical school... which person would you want working on you?)
Quitting your job, I would argue, is almost essential. Could one teach oneself to be a lawyer by studying in the evening after work - how about becoming a doctor or a dentist, or a mathematician? To excel at any profession, you have to earn it.
Unfortunately, the above mentioned rigorous apprenticeship is something that's not respected by contemporary literary agents, and unfortunately, one does need a literary agent in order to attract the attention of a publisher.
Everything about this business, at the moment, is... unfortunate.
- August 18, 2010 at 11:30 PM
- Io said...
For the love of Tim Gunn! I knew I was reading this blog for a reason.
Thanks for the reminders. I needed a little bit of a map to get me going again.
- August 19, 2010 at 1:41 AM
- Aunt Boomie said...
Just yesterday I started to plot out the arc of my novel-in-the works on the back of a DiGiorno pizza box. The final result, I hope, will be a lot better than the pizza.
- August 19, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Sonya Bateman said...
Ahem. I'm sorry, but Billy Fucillo has already trademarked the phrase 'UGE (with the occasional addition of Tom, as in, "It's 'UGE, Tom. 'UGE!").
I think he should sue the Donald. *G*
Oh yeah - and this is a great post, too. Especially since it suggests that I'm unintentionally funny, when I thought I was intentional. SCORE! :-)
- August 19, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Erin said...
You are a man who knows what he's talking about. And apparently, what's he's writing about.
Many thanks for this.
- August 19, 2010 at 10:17 PM
I absolutely hate plotting stories thoroughly. Writing for me is a romance with the characters. If I don't treat it like a real relationship, where I get to know them over time, my inspiration and desire to write vanish. I write so that they might live, not so they can do what I tell them to do. Yes, I know the general plot. I know where it starts and where it ends, and I know the gist of how they're going to get there. But I have to let the characters fill in the details or else I can't write.
That being said, I really appreciate this article. It gives me confidence that I've done my part; now it's the characters' turn to do theirs.
- August 20, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- Sally said...
I love this post, and all the associated hotlinked posts--extremely helpful and insightful. One unintentional insight you left me with, however, is perhaps you watch a bit too much reality TV. :D
- August 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM
- Jodie Renner Editing said...
Extremely helpful and well-written, Nathan. Thanks! I'll pass these ideas and your blog URL on to my fiction writer clients.
- August 21, 2010 at 5:21 PM
- Maria said...
Great post! Here's another good article on how to write bestselling fiction:
- August 25, 2010 at 10:12 AM
- linda randall said...
I find when I have created an outline first it only takes a few days to hand write my manuscripts, but it takes weeks for me to type and edit. lol
I write fiction and non fiction blogs and novels.
- November 17, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- peter brown hoffmeister said...
My agent, Adriann Ranta, just turned me onto your blog, and it is that perfect combo: Funny and informative. Excellent.
- November 22, 2010 at 11:59 PM
Thanks Nathan,
Your suuggestions serve as a checklist for me. I see that I have all the components in place, so now I feel much more confident proceeding. Great blog, by the way...youve got me smiling!
- December 2, 2010 at 5:04 PM
- Glenn Knight said...
You write truth succinctly. I have studied the craft estensively and find what you present not only credible but also worthy.
In your discussion of voice, you might add that voice not only represents the writer but also the work itself. I have (self) published four novels, no two of which has the same voice. I suspect there will never be a Glenn Knight voice, but multiple voices, depending on the work of each.
- December 10, 2010 at 1:14 PM
Followed you here from linkedin and am impressed. It's a rare talent to gather a huge topic into a few concise paragraphs. I'm anxious to read more of your blog. Shelly
- January 30, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- Chevonese Fender said...
This was very useful! Thank you. will certainly be checking your blog on the regular.
- March 28, 2011 at 5:11 PM
I am so impressed. I have this idea around in my head, I've dabbled in writing but never thought I could write something that was novel-worthy, but your article really helped! It made total sense and was relatable. Everything isn't daunting anymore. I've started researching on the internet and finding bits and pieces, but yours really made so many things clear.
- May 18, 2011 at 7:45 AM
- Daniel Smith said...
Very well done.
Disney should so craft a Goofy How-To cartoon on this topic.
- August 11, 2011 at 4:03 PM
Thank you for providing all of this information. As a want-to-be writer, I appreciate what you are sharing with others. My first novel is currently being read by a couple of friends to "test the water." If they approve, I will continue to polish and start working on the other aspects of this process. Thanks to you, I'm looking forward to proceeding with this journey (rejections and all!).
- August 16, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- writer jobs said...
realised that I have all those elements on my pages, so it's at least partially a novel
- October 28, 2011 at 8:41 AM
I thought I was resady to start the challenge having read this I am NOT ready, can we delay Nov 1 by a few weeks?
- October 31, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- Virya said...
Hi Nathan, you did tackle a large topic and it turned out quiet well written. Any thoughts on Indie Comic Books ??
- March 16, 2012 at 8:52 PM
Hey Nathan--
You raised an excellent point about organizing the novel--I have been asking writers I know for several years now whether they organize from the beginning (you know, detailed outline), or organize roughly, or don't organize at all. Most seem to work from an outline. I wrote my first novel without an organization (like Robert Frost, who said, when asked how he wrote, I just start writing and, I know I'm done when I stop writing)--the difference being that I'm no Robert Frost!
I had to go back and redo that first novel. It's being shopped now. My second novel is much better organized. Tim Dorsey was surprised when i told him I wrote without an outline. My outline now is just a general idea of where the characters are going. Oh well--I will keep experimenting. The second book seems better than the first. Moonman
- March 22, 2012 at 11:24 AM
- Adrienne deWolfe said...
Awesome compilation of writing tips, Nathan. I especially appreciate the care you took to illuminate the difference between protagonist/antagonist (villain). So many aspiring writers don't quite understand that conflict has many layers -- and that the best reads include internal conflict (value driven) as well as external conflict (plot driven). Thanks for this wonderful resource for writers.
Adrienne deWolfe
Award-winning novelist
Fiction instructor, Writers Digest University
- April 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM
- ESTHER NEEMA said...
Thank you :)
- July 31, 2012 at 4:23 PM
- Katja Kaine (aspiring novelist and creator of The Novel Factory) said...
This is a really impressive article that covers so many of the key points in a concise and humourous way. Very impressed. Did I mention I was impressed?
I rarely use the words 'must read' but I think this is for any new authors starting out.
- January 29, 2013 at 12:41 PM
I've always been interested in writing a novel and getting published. Your posts are are so well thought out and helpful I can't help but reread them. Thank's so much for the advice you continue to give in your blogs and the push to help me keep going in my writing!
- February 8, 2013 at 9:45 AM


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