Steven Pressfield
In our previous two posts, we examined several embryonic elements as they came together at the inception of an idea for a novel.
Read MoreWe’ve talked in earlier posts about “the McGuffin,” i.e. the item or person that the villain wants. Let’s examine this today in terms of the genesis of A Man at Arms.
Read MoreMy niece Meredith was getting married. She asked me to be the officiant.
Read MoreCan you stand one more post about Private Moments?
Read MoreI never realized till I worked on movie sets that it’s not the director who shoots most of the action stuff. It’s the Second Unit Director. (Not always, but most of the time.)
Read MoreThe tale of Telamon in A Man at Arms is one I’ll never tire of.
Read MoreWilliam Holden plays Pike Bishop, the leader of the “Wild Bunch,” in the 1969 movie of the same name. He has one of the all-time great Private Moments toward the end of the final reel.
Read MoreI am. The illustration below is by the renowned and redoubtable Victor Juhasz. It expresses exactly the way I feel when a book is done and it’s time to get out and sell it.
Read MoreWhy is a Private Moment so powerful in a book or movie?
Read MoreMy original manuscript for Gates of Fire, back in 1996, was 802 pages long.
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