I came across some old writing notebooks from high school and college. The assortment of prose, poetry, and story ideas were so bad, so stuck in their time, that I did something I couldn’t bring myself to do before: destroy the pages. I’d kept these books for years because they contained my writing, my penmanship, […]
History of the Aspect Ratio (and How it Relates to Publishing)
If you’ll excuse me a moment while I throw on my film buff hat — I am the Hollywood Novelist, after all — I’d like to share an awesome video I came across on the history of the aspect ratio. If you’ve ever wondered why film and video come in different sizes (or aspect ratios: […]
Authors and the United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is one of my favorite works ever written. I don’t hold it in high regard simply because I’m American, although I am fortunate and proud to be a citizen of this country. Rather, the clarity of thought and purpose this document embodies is so wholly impressive that I cannot suppress my amazement. […]
Synesthesia in The Last Night
Hi Danny – just finished The Last Night on Kindle for my PC. Congratulations on a terrific read. […] And the synaesthesia thing. Where did that come from? I think more could have been made of that re: the paintings. […] By curious chance I am also a synaesthetic – with numbers and letters, including days of the […]
As Your Writing Style Changes
My first novel, The Last Night, was published two weeks ago, and I can tell you that editing this story at various points in my life brought up the problem of writing style. The book took almost five years (off and on) to write, but I finished the manuscript three years ago. That means some […]