Writing advice from the grandfather of sentences.
Nice work, Nicholas. This is a fantastic piece.
Tom Spanbauer pushes this concept into what he calls “Radical Exclusion”
….the object is to leave out absolutely everything that doesn't increase tension or move the story forward.
Thanks for the kind words, Paul. Do you ever recommend readings from Spanbauer? I'd love to dig into some of his stuff.
You know what's funny?
I’ve never read any of Tom‘s work.
Most of what I know of Tom and what he calls “Dangerous Writing” comes from his interviews and from his students.
-Chuck Palahniuk, mainly.
-Chelsea Cain
-Monica Drake
I love his ideal:
“Write about a time (or event) after which… everything was different.”
….really getting inside of something
Nice work, Nicholas. This is a fantastic piece.
Tom Spanbauer pushes this concept into what he calls “Radical Exclusion”
….the object is to leave out absolutely everything that doesn't increase tension or move the story forward.
Thanks for the kind words, Paul. Do you ever recommend readings from Spanbauer? I'd love to dig into some of his stuff.
You know what's funny?
I’ve never read any of Tom‘s work.
Most of what I know of Tom and what he calls “Dangerous Writing” comes from his interviews and from his students.
-Chuck Palahniuk, mainly.
-Chelsea Cain
-Monica Drake
I love his ideal:
“Write about a time (or event) after which… everything was different.”
….really getting inside of something