How important is finding a daily rhythm in a writer’s life? If it’s broken and we find ourselves not doing our job, how do we get that rhythm back? Dan talks about how important it is both to find it and, once in a while, lose it.
 
Also on the show Dan gives 5 ways to write more like Neil Gaiman, the award winning author of such works as Neverwhere, Coraline, American Gods, and several short story collections.
 
Visit http://awlshow.com for complete show notes.
 
 
Mentioned on the show
 
The works used as examples on the show all came from Neil Gaiman’s short story collection, Fragile Things
Other Works by Neil Gaiman:
 
Anansi Boys
 The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel
 Neverwhere
 Coraline
 American Gods
 
 
Other Mentions:
 
Rabbit, Run by John Updike
 The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
 Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
 The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny
 
Dan’s Recommendation of the Month
 
Leaf Storm and Other Stories 
 by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez
 
 
Buy on Amazon:
 http://bit.ly/Leafstorm
 
 
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023- How to Write Like Neil Gaiman

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