THE BLOG · DONOVAN M. NEAL
Beyond
the story.
Thoughts on faith, imagination, and the creative life. A place for deeper questions and new perspectives.
The human
touch still
matters.
FEATURED ESSAY
AI Won’t Kill Human Creativity. It May Make Human Craftsmanship More Valuable.
What happens to the value of human craftsmanship when creative work can be produced at enormous scale?
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Ideas to spend time with.
How I write my novels a 10 step beginners guide.
Writing a novel can be a daunting task. I know because it’s taken me 7 years to complete my first one. However, writing is easier for me now, than when I started. I realize that there are...
Inspiration
Because I know that music makes you braver, and evokes emotion in a person. I want to weekly list a track that moves me. I'm going to ask you to do the same. What music moves you to...
And Here We … GO!
OK its official. Today I poked my toe into the waters of being a "traditionally published" author. and submitted my first query letter, synopsis and some pages from my novel. The lucky...
Whew it’s been busy!
Well its been a busy several weeks. I haven't blogged as much because I have been looking for full time work, and I have had the privilege of becoming a freelance writer for Examiner.com....
Resource Monday: http://fictionfactor.com/
Today's resource is a little gem entitled Fictionfactor.com Here at this website they give you everything you wanted to know about how to write fiction. It's a fun and useful sight. They...
Journaling:Do you do it?
Back in Dec of 2007 I started journaling about my novel. I typically started by talking about my day, maybe my feelings etc. I found that this type of writing "primed the pump" as it...
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