A great story about early writing fiction adventures. I remember this time in writing well,when publishing houses began marketing "urban lit" and all the covers looked like the covers of R&B covers. An author I followed was Sandra Kitt. Loved her urban romance.
Thanks for sharing. I think that at first blush while these first attempts may seem like a personal failure, it is really just a period of growth as a writer. I think your accomplishments as a documentarian journalist and noir fiction writer as well as your life's experiences as a filmmaker may just yet provide you with all the fodder needed to write that "great work" of fiction. I think that with your film Life Support, you have already proven yourself as a storyteller, it is now just a matter of you revisiting the novel as medium to tell your next great story.
A great story about early writing fiction adventures. I remember this time in writing well,when publishing houses began marketing "urban lit" and all the covers looked like the covers of R&B covers. An author I followed was Sandra Kitt. Loved her urban romance.
Thanks for sharing. I think that at first blush while these first attempts may seem like a personal failure, it is really just a period of growth as a writer. I think your accomplishments as a documentarian journalist and noir fiction writer as well as your life's experiences as a filmmaker may just yet provide you with all the fodder needed to write that "great work" of fiction. I think that with your film Life Support, you have already proven yourself as a storyteller, it is now just a matter of you revisiting the novel as medium to tell your next great story.
It's inspiring when accomplished writers share their growth trajectory. Thank you.