Welcome to the second part of my “How to Write a Novel” series.
With the first installment, I told you, young writer, to have something to say. I should add that this something ought to be something you feel strongly about. I hope that goes without saying, but to be sure. You don’t want to start [...]

This is a recycled series from my old blog, but I thought it was useful enough to re-post.  I’ve tweaked it a little since it first went up.  But first, some Post-rock!

Lesson the first: Have Something to Say
When I enrolled in my first creative writing class at Wittenberg, I had only the vaguest conceptions of [...]