Write Conscious

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Novelist as a Vocation Bookclub (Completed)
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Novelist as a Vocation Bookclub (Completed)

Read Haruki Murakami's masterpiece on connecting to creativity

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Ian Cattanach
May 20, 2024
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Haruki Murakami is one of my favorite authors. In 2022, he released an English translation of his craft book. Murakami is a black sheep in the literary fiction world, as his approach to writing combines intuition and spartan grit. This craft book doesn’t feature drug-fueled stories like Stephen King’s or technical jargon conversations about buried verbs like Wallaces. However, Murakami captures the feeling of being a writer who is happy, healthy, and connected to the creative ether, unlike any other author. That’s what is most important! After finishing this book, you will positively change your life and mentality as an author. Most of us don’t need more technical writing advice but rather the freeing up of space to let our intuition guide us to greatness.

Book Club Rules: Only attend if you’ve read the selected section! Other than that, anything goes 🤣

We will meet each week on Sunday at 12:30 AM

June 3rd - June 9th 

Are Novelists Broad-Minded

When I Became a Novelist

June 3rd - June 9th 

On Literary Prizes

On Originality 

June 17th - June 23rd 

So What Should I write about?

Making Time Your Ally

June 24th - June 30th

A Completely Personal and Physical Occupation

Regarding Schools

July 1st - July 7th

What Kind of Characters Should I Include? 

Who do I write for? 

Going Abroad: A New Frontier 

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