Writing
Ivan offers thoughts on his writer’s journey, such as advice, education, and process.
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Complexity into Simplicity
Hiding depth inside of clarity
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Feeling is Believing
Why It takes more than knowing what to do
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Writing as Directing
Every movement matters in a scene.
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Writing is My Business
Risking the unknown
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Awakening
A story begins when the ordinary world can't hold.
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Six Books
The books I return to when I need direction.
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Reading in the Modern World
How to read deeply when everything distracts you.
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Endings are Hard
Endings make the last note linger.
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Thoughts on Writing
Why drama belongs on every page of prose.
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More, or Less
Cut harder to clarify faster.
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Dialogue as Action
Conversations that move the story
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The Middle
Persisting through the doubts
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What Makes a Good Story
Engaging the reader
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Three Books
If you could take only three books with you through time
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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.
