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...
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Dale Furutani
- Apr 8
- 5 min
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...
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Dale Furutani
- Feb 21
- 2 min
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...
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Dale Furutani
- Feb 5
- 3 min
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...
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Dale Furutani
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
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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