Writing
Ivan offers thoughts on his writer’s journey, such as advice, education, and process.
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Complexity into Simplicity
The hardest part of writing
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Feeling is Believing
It takes more than knowing what to do
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Writing as Directing
The story as drama
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Writing is My Business
Sailing into the unknown
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Awakening
What happens when there is an unexpected knock on the door?
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Six Books
I keep a copy of these books with me wherever I go.
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Reading in the Modern World
Shifting gears to understand and learn
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Endings are Hard
The power of a well-crafted surprise
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Thoughts on Writing
Wisdom from David Mamet on what makes a good writer
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More, or Less
The art of a good edit
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Dialogue as Action
It’s about conversations
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The Middle
Living on the edge
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What Makes a Good Story
When all is said and done, a good story engages. It will seep effortlessly into the mind and speak to us directly.
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Three Books
At the end of H.G. Wells’ novel The Time Machine, the protagonist returns to the current world, recounts his story, and leaves, taking three books with him into the future or the past. The question “w...
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The Muses
The muses were the goddesses of inspiration or knowledge—not only in the literary and poetic arts but in the sciences as well.
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ChatGPT and Writing
ChatGPT has begun to influence how books and articles are written and will likely do so in greater volume in the future. Many have opinions about it, but few know what it is and how it works.
