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Dale Furutani

Enthusiastic. Too enthusiastic.

Right after World War II, Harold Robbins was the King of Trashy Beach Books. The New Yorker Magazine called him “the dirty old man of...

Dale Furutani

Coping with Critics, the Zen Way

As the story goes, Buddha was wandering the countryside with his disciples. He would stop occasionally and give a lecture, and when he...

Dale Furutani

What is Zen?

“If someone tells you they understand Zen, then the chances are they don’t know Zen.” – Alan Watts It might be easier to start by...

Dale Furutani

Writers: Need Story Ideas? Ask WHAT IF

A constant question most writers get is where do story ideas come from? Once, as a joke, I said there was a magazine called “Ideas” that...

Dale Furutani

If writers need character motivation, then consult the Buddha

When you first start writing, it usually takes a while to understand that, in the fictional world you’re creating, you are God. You can...

Dale Furutani

Lester Dent Master Plot

Some people say there are only three basic plots in fiction (man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. himself - change pronouns and gender,...

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Dale Furutani

There's No Such Thing as Writer's Block

There is no such thing as “Writer’s Block.” Plumbers don’t get Plumber’s Block. Car mechanics don’t get Mechanic’s Block. And if you’ve...

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