Tag: novel writing

• The Writing Fragment that Fueled “The Recluse Storyteller”

  I just found this writing fragment, which eventually became the backbone of my new novel, The Recluse Storyteller. I wrote the following in December 2011. It wasn’t until June of 2012 that I actually wrote the entire novel, so this is a just an unvarnished glimpse into what started it all. It’s completely unedited and lacking in…

  sassevn

  September 22, 2013

  Writing Excerpt

  new release, novel writing, october new kindle release, story ideas, The Recluse Storyteller

• My Smashwords Interview!

  

  I recently just published “The Recluse Storyteller” on Smashwords (pre-release with an October 8 release date) and here’s the interview I wrote up for them. Please check it out: Smashwords Interview with Mark W Sasse

  sassevn

  September 12, 2013

  Promotion

  author interview, Butler PA, malaysia, novel writing, Sasse novels, Smashwords, Vietnam, Western Pennsylvania, writing process

• Come to think of it, I was always a writer – Part II

  In my last post, I took a personal journey, surveying my entire life and making an amazing discovery – I always had the heart of a writer. I was always interested in creating and doing things that made people look peculiarly at me – and yet, when implemented  they always worked out in the end. My…

  sassevn

  August 30, 2013

  Indie Author, Life

  creative writing, novel writing, passion for writing, writer, writing development

• Using Scrivener: A First Time Assessment

  I’ve written three novels now.  Two using Word and one using Scrivener. Hmmm. I wonder which was the best experience. Let’s see. The first one, Beauty Rising, was written on MSWORD and later transferred over to Scrivener on the recommendation of a friend so I could make a Kindle version. Well, of course, dealing with WORD is…

  sassevn

  August 2, 2013

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  novel writing, research writing, Scrivener

• Observations on Revising

  One strange observation I have had as I am doing a second read-through revision on my third novel is that all of my writing is not created equally. It appears that sometimes I have the muse hanging directly over me, spoon-feeding me the words to say, while other times I feel like I’m just trying…

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  July 16, 2013

  Writing Process

  editing, indie writers, novel writing, rewriting, sasse third novel, writing muse, writing revisions, writing sessions

• First Draft of Novel #3 Finished!

  What a feeling it is! I’ve dedicated this past month to writing – spending several hours nearly everyday with the goal of completing my third novel. I am so thrilled that I’ve reached my goal. It’s amazing looking back over an original manuscript and think through the different twists and turns that it took to…

  sassevn

  July 12, 2013

  What’s Happening

  novel writing, recluse storyteller, Sasse novel, sasse third novel, Scrivener

• What is the ideal chapter length?

  This is one of those questions where there is no correct answer. So the better question would be this: When you are reading a book, do you like long chapters or short chapters? Chapters are, of course, natural starting and stopping points of a novel. If a chapter is well written and gripping, length doesn’t…

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  June 21, 2013

  Writing Process

  beauty rising, chapter lengths, indie author, novel writing, Sasse novels, writing process

• Messy Writing

  I get the feeling that the way I write would drive some people up the proverbial wall.  It’s messy, disorganized, driven by the moment and not by some overarching master plan. It’s like a bloodhound walking through the forest and suddenly tearing off under the thicket after a rabbit.  It’s a method of continual discover…

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  April 12, 2012

  Uncategorized

  creative writing, novel writing