Impermanent Things
The amateur novelist comes to understand a key aspect of novel writing: no change—minor or catastrophic—is off the table. Today’s episode: the delirious fever of rewriting.
We Whose Futures Rest on 150 Words
The amateur novelist takes on the attributes of a salesman, going door to proverbial door in the vast cruel market of the publishing industry. Today’s episode: perfecting the plot hook.
An Entirely New Terror
With the writing of the novel out of the way, the amateur novelist is free to pursue an even more horrifying endeavor: the search for an agent.
From Your Lips She Drew the Hallelujah
The long history of Rebellious Bird brought to a close? Even the amateur novelist knows the completion of a novel is only the beginning.
The Premiere of Season Two
Paralyzed with fear! Back to work again, will the amateur novelist escape the evil clutches of the impossible Perfect Novel?
Writer, Interrupted
In the unexpected but inevitable season finale of The Novelist’s Deflowering, the amateur novelist learns that to write a better book he must overcome his impatience by letting go of his dreams.
Perfectionism, or The Art of the Stalemate
The amateur novelist finds that writing a novel is a game one cannot win.
The Novelist’s Deflowering: A Question of Discipline
The amateur novelist laments the lack of creativity involved in the fifth draft. It all becomes very mechanical.
The Novelist’s Deflowering: The Analytical Side of Creativity
The amateur novelist applies the wisdom garnered from a soul crushing day job to his highest passion.
The Novelist’s Deflowering: On the Completion of the Third Draft
Unruly and complex emotions continue to make themselves known as the amateur novelist reaches another milestone in the revision process.
The Novelist’s Deflowering: Passion Regained
The amateur novelist takes some timeout to be a worthless human being. Upon return, the novel suddenly seems more attractive.
The Novelist’s Deflowering: Does My Novel Look Fat in these Jeans?
Still mired in the midst of the third draft, the amateur novelist begins to lose whatever grasp on reality he once had.
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