Tag: writing process

• A Story that Delves into “the process of creating stories”?

  A reviewer of The Recluse Storyteller said the following: “The author … does an incredible job of weaving together four stories of four different people all spun in the vivid imagination of a recluse. Each story is unique and captivating, incomplete without the others, and intriguing. This book delves into a realm we generally ignore:…

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  October 11, 2013

  Indie Author, Promotion, Reviews

  new release books October, new release literary fiction October, process of creating stories, the recluse storyteller review, writing process

• Re-post: Fiction Thrives Where Truth Abides

  I originally published this on Cellardorians in January 2012 as a guest post. I liked it well enough that I thought I’d go ahead and re-post prior to the release of my second novel. I’ve been asked this question a lot lately in reference to my novel, Beauty Rising, “Was your father really like that?”…

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  September 23, 2013

  Writing Process

  fiction writing, truth in writing, using experiences in your writing, writing process

• 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

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  September 12, 2013

  Promotion

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• A Failed Novel Resurrects Itself

  Put this one in the category of never giving up on a project. About 10-12 years ago I got up the gumption to write a novel – something I had never attempted before. I had a certain premise in mind, 3 generations of Americans who had somehow been affected by Vietnam – one at the…

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  September 3, 2013

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  failure, patience, perseverance, Sasse novels, writing failure, writing process

• Trust Your Past and Use It

  Here’s one thing I have learned about writing: Trust your past, and use it. Why do young writers tend to write fantasy or science fiction? Because they lack experience. Well, I don’t. (lack experience, that is.) So … Trust your past, and use it. Upbringing, experiences, relationships, stupid mistakes, brilliant moves, books you’ve read, people…

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  September 2, 2013

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  creating characters, using experience in writing, writing process

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

  In a couple previous posts (PART I HERE!PART II HERE!), I did a little reminiscing over my life, acknowledging the fact that I’ve always enjoyed writing, even if I often doubted my skills. But in each segment of my life, writing played a meaningful role in one way or another. As I now look over my…

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  September 1, 2013

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  language learning, learning Vietnamese, Sasse novel, writing, writing process

• Novel Tips from Hemmingway

  Just for the fun of it, I searched “how to write a novel” the other day just to see what sage advice people offer in the craft of novel writing. I enjoyed reading through the varied answers from experts on the subject. Some I whole-heartedly agreed with and others I completely disagreed. The best advice,…

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  July 13, 2013

  Writing Process

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• A Waterfall that Fueled an Ending

  Here is a picture of Thac Ban Gioc, on the Vietnam-China border in the Vietnamese province of Cao Bang. What does this waterfall have to do with my new novel? Until yesterday, nothing. But the mind seeks ways to justify actions and plot-lines, and I often find that the way I do that is going…

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  July 9, 2013

  Writing Process

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• Note to Self: A Writer’s Doubts Never Ends

  I’ve been pushing myself to get novel three done – or at least the first draft. I have about five more days to accomplish my goal. I’m upwards of 57,000 as we speak with still a lot of interesting issues to be resolved. My old friend Doubt popped in to say ‘hello’ today. He rears…

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  July 7, 2013

  Writing Process

  doubt in writing, evaluating your own writing, indie author, Sasse novel, sasse third novel, writing process

• 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