In 2016, researchers at the University of Adelaide tested Kurt Vonnegut's theory that, "There’s no reason why the simple shapes of stories can’t be fed into computers." They took the emotional arcs of 1300+ novels from Project Gutenberg, turned that into data, used modern tech

RIP Kurt

Some news: I'm writing a book! After three years, 500,000 words, and 300 blog posts, I can finally graduate from "blogger" to "author." On Monday, I accepted an offer on my book proposal from Portfolio Books, and I’m ecstatic to get started writing this thing. It’s been a goal

Every writer should try their hand at fiction. There's nothing like translating a made up world, characters, and plot from your head to the page. A humbling experience, and you may surprise yourself how much you enjoy it.

Word for word, this is the most insightful book on writing I’ve found. 7 of my favorite ideas from it: 1. Story as a Transfer of Energy “We might think of a story as a system for the transfer of energy. Energy, hopefully, gets made in the early pages and the trick, in the

Put it in the Louvre

David's essay 'Build a Personal Monopoly' influences my writing career more than anything else I've read. So, I'm jumping into the last WoP cohort. If you wanna join you can check it out here: writeofpassage.com/nathan

Bookstores are incredible. You’re surrounded by hundreds of ideas and stories that started as a small spark in someone else’s mind that they then spent thousands of hours translating to the written word. Impossible not to feel inspired.

Starting on YouTube. Any tips or don’t dos for a complete beginner?

How to write a book in 2024: Step 1: Full outline Step 2: Write half of book Step 3: Realize outline sucked Step 4: Repeat 1 & 2 Step 5: Finish second half of book Step 6: ??? Step 7: Profit Idk why more people don’t try this.

I tend to overcomplicate my writing and have to come back to this idea: “One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” - Jack Kerouac

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On vacation, car in front of us flips end over end over end. My dad pulls to the side, sprints to that car, and together with a local guy pulls the whole family out; husband, wife and two little kids. Will never forget how quickly he reacted.

Enjoyed with a spontaneous chat with the great and powerful Nathan Baugh

Working on the American classics collection, specifically early to mid 1900s fiction. What books would you make sure to get??

Any early sci fi / fantasy recs especially appreciated