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Feb 8
The Fine Art of Writing Action Scenes: A Tutorial By Tony D'Souza
"The harijans up top [of the bus], who neither got to see that girl's incredible breasts, nor understand why they were flying through the air as the driver slammed the brakes at the edge of the ravine, which the bus...
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Feb 7
Tony D'Souza Explains How To Write In An Airport
"I was a creature set among them from the magical world of television. Even after a year, children would sit in a group on the dirt of my courtyard to watch me do the simplest things as though watching television... Continue Reading
Feb 6
Tony D'Souza Shows You How To Work With An Agent
Too many fledgling writers treat agents like fairy godmothers, expecting them to change pumpkin novels into princes. That desperation allows too many swindling faux-agents to flourish.  Today novelist Tony D'Souza will tell you exactly how an agent can help you... Continue Reading
Feb 5
Tony D'Souza Explains How To Break Into New Characaters: "I'll equate it to breaking and entering into someone's house"
"The Peace Corps had constructed a mock Indian village [in Wisconsin], replete with shanties and stocked with educated Indian functionaries they had hired and flown over from Delhi to play the role of the poor and underserved. Acting the part... Continue Reading
Feb 4
"It's Kind Of Like Picking A Wife": Tony D'Souza Explains How To Research Your Novel
"Maxwell Street at that time was an open-air bazaar of second-hand electronics, knockoff designer shoes, food stalls, junk, and trinkets to rival any great market in the Third World, and the vendors and shoppers came from every corner of it.... Continue Reading
Oct 6
Keep Your Stories in the Mail: How To Build Relationships with Magazine Editors
"I followed him barefoot into the forest. For a long time, we walked in that black ink. He led me far into it, to a place I'd never been. Then he said to me, 'Adama, whiteman, telll your people about... Continue Reading
 


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"Some of these programs really fleece people" : Why (Or Why Not) Join a MFA Program?
"Those are the things a writer has to forget": How To Research Your Novel
"Do whatever it takes to get yourself seated before the paper": How To Write Your First Novel

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