David Gane

Make your story (and marketing) rhyme Feb 9, 2021 Writing Notes The audience you choose wants the structure of your story to rhyme. In The Practice , Seth Godin call this genre: The people you bring your work to

What I want to do around here Feb 8, 2021 Personal Right now, I am working with Angie on Book 4 of our Shepherd & Wolfe series. Since early last year, I’ve been wanting to do some writing of my own,

On Canoeing Feb 7, 2021 Personal When you are in a canoe, the only way you’re going to get anywhere is through paddling. But how do you paddle? If you want to go somewhere, you’re

Reader Error Feb 7, 2021 Writing Notes Early on when I was writing fiction, I never wanted to write to on-the-nose. I wanted to be subtle and not explain my point to the reader. When

The Continuum of Long Term Feb 6, 2021 Personal As I clean out my previously read articles, I find myself being reacquainted with old ideas that caught my attention. The opening of this week’s

Listen for the music Feb 5, 2021 Writing Notes As a follow-up to The Calculus of Grit, this article in The New York Times from author S. Kirk Walsh caught my attention. He talks about becoming a

Imposter Syndrome Feb 5, 2021 Teaching Back in 2021, when I was the Writer-in-Residence at the Regina Public Library, I was asked to speak at a writer’s conference. I remember this

21/ Tiny Notes Feb 5, 2021 Newsletters This is a newsletter from David Gane. View or share it online here. Unsubscribe here. Photo by @heyjakejohnson on Unsplash. First of all, thank you

Notes on “The Calculus of Grit” Feb 5, 2021 Writing Notes I recently got around to reading Venkatesh Rao’s essay about his understanding of working towards mastery. In it, he tries to define the

Tea Time Feb 3, 2021 Personal Early on, while writing our first novel, the parents of our teenage hero had to sit him down and have a serious heart-to-heart. This was a scene

Log Jams and the Creativity Faucet Feb 2, 2021 Writing Notes Photo by Kamala Saraswathi Nearly 20 years ago, when I first got past my fear and started writing again, I had nearly 15 years of ideas piled up

Thoughts on edits after the fact Feb 1, 2021 Personal I’ve gone back and made corrections on this blog after I’ve posted. I do it all the time. I realize the phrasing is wrong or incorrect or a sentence

Low stakes Jan 31, 2021 Personal One of the most immediate returns on the new website is that the stakes are lower. I am not as terrified to post a small, short note on here, but I

New site, new changes Jan 30, 2021 Personal The site has a new look and that’s because of considerable changes behind the scenes. Ever since I set up my site back in the summer, I’ve been

To Kate Jan 21, 2021 Personal Today, we’ve been married for twenty years. I’m always grateful that you tolerate me and support the writing. Your constant encouragement and

The Harold Jan 20, 2021 Writing Notes I was recently told by a student about the Harold, a structured improv game. Although much of it word-of-mouth, the Improv Wiki describes it as

20/ New Directions Dec 31, 2020 Newsletters A long newsletter about why there was no newsletter last Sunday.

Stability Dec 22, 2020 Personal Lately, I haven’t been doing the work I want to be doing. Part of it is the business of the holidays, and getting caught up on tasks now that I’m

250 Words Dec 21, 2020 Personal Recently, I’ve imposed a limit on myself while writing these blog posts; 250 words or less. This was to help me focus my writing and not tackly to

19/ Looking Past the Boundaries Dec 20, 2020 Newsletters Working with this website has made me consider the value of forced constraints. I really loved this video about a man spending 24 hours to do a