Looking at the long list of writers who have committed suicide, one is tempted to associate the so-called artistic temperament, the agony of creative achievement, with the primary motivation for that final act. The list is long and includes many well-known literary figures like Earnest Hemingway, Richard Brautigan, Louis Adamic, Romain Gary, Sylvia Plath, Arthur […]
What’s your idea of a perfect day? My idea of a perfect day is getting five pages of an original novel completed. Do you have a signature accessory, color, fragrance, phrase, or meal? I often say ”Time is my most precious commodity” Excluding family, name three people who either inspired you or influenced your creativity. […]
Loren Kleinman (LK): You wrote the book The War of the Roses. Currently in development is the Hollywood sequel to The War of the Roses – The War of the Roses: The Children. Were you prepared for the success of these projects? Is one ever really prepared? Warren Adler (WA): That’s a hard NO. Who […]
Check out the “10 PERFECTLY NORMAL STRUGGLES WHEN WRITING A NOVEL” Infographic on BookBaby! Do you agonize over your titles? Are your friends worried about you because you don’t emerge from your office for days? Are you constantly rewriting?
It is a strange phenomenon and most authors appear to confirm it. They are always asked the same three questions, whether the questions are asked in a formal interview setting or by readers, non-readers, fans, or casual acquaintances in every conceivable social setting. The three questions cross boundaries of country, language, age, and gender. They […]
“On the Virtues of Pens, Paper & Pixels” featured on EMPTY MIRROR “For writers of the imagination, what we fear the most is a disruption, a blockage, a sudden dam that changes the course of the river of creativity. Back in the late sixties and early seventies when technological innovation began to creep into the […]