Author: Nicholas Andriani
-
“Go for a walk. Do not stop until you come to a volcano.” Timeless Advice for Aspiring Writers from J. A. Allen
via 8 Things You Must Do BEFORE Buckling Down to Write that Novel
-
Am I Fooling Myself?
Am I fooling myself? Despite many attempts to complete my novel the writing continues to be obscured by vague details and scenes fall apart before closing. I understand how scenes work, and spend hours a day taking notes on published authors –what makes their work flow and read so beautifully?– but I can’t seem to…
-
One: I Could Kill Myself | Two: I Could Go To Africa –scene from The Outsider, A Novel.
—
by
*unedited from rough draft (The Outsider: A Novel) I woke up one morning in a state of complete despair and found myself debating the absurdity of carrying on like this when I had options. They were clear as day and night and manifest out of who-knows-where: One, I could kill myself. Two, I could go…
-
“Like Walking Through a Dream” (on North Africa)
“It’s like walking through a dream: where everything glows a soft infusion of yellow-gold and the lightness of being is simply enough.” -excerpt from an old interview on the emotions, sensations of traveling North Africa (Image. Morocco)
-
