Advice from Larry Kunofsky after I told him my concerns about how I’ve never written a novel and about how I’m not even sure I can write prose again:

Advice from Larry Kunofsky after I told him my concerns about how I’ve never written a novel and about how I’m not even sure I can write prose again:

it's good to have a notebook.

and, if so, a pen.

or you could use a pencil.

if not, you could get a computer.

try to write something that oprah will like.

it's good to accumulate facts about yourself for the dust jacket.

When devising a plot, it's good to devise one that is compelling.

ultimately, fuck it, just write prose instead of dialogue. you don't need to learn any more.

what IS a character anyway? I'm not sure I've ever met one or have even been referred to as such.

I was planning to finish drafts of those two plays i'm working on before starting the novel on the 1st but it looks like that may not happen and I will just try to do both.

I am unsure I actually know how to write a novel, but my short fiction always went over well and it's somethign I want to try before I turn 30 so wed morning I plan to get up at 5 am and see what I can do.

Starting Nov 1

I will write a novel. Yes, I'm starting at the same time as the NANU people or whatever their initials are exactly. i'm not sure. I am sure however that writing a novel will take me longer than a month and I want to try to write something good so I'm not limiting myself to their time tables or their word counts. I will however start writing a novel on NOV 1 and if I remember I will post each day's beginning paragraph here. Or maybe i won't. In any case, something will happen.