Writing

• Is the hardest part of writing a novel getting started?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 17th, 2012 at 1:04 pm, Comments: 0

  Is the hardest part of writing a novel getting started? –MichaelComeau I am not the best person to ask (I’ve written 4 unpublished novels in [...]

• How do you overcome writer’s block?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 9th, 2012 at 11:09 am, Comments: 0

  How do you overcome writers block? You always find something substantial to say! –@markmccarthyUK I have a post coming on this next week but I [...]

• Is the hardest part of writing a novel getting started?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:45 pm, Comments: 0

  Is the hardest part of writing a novel getting started? -@MichaelComeau I like Walter Mosley’s recent book on “How to Write a Novel”. It’s a [...]

• What is your writing schedule?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:43 pm, Comments: 0

  I try to do this every day: Wake up at 4:30am. Coffee. 2 hours of reading. What do I read? I  try to read strong [...]

• Starting out as a writer, how much time should I budget daily to reasonably get going?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:40 pm, Comments: 0

  Starting out as a writer, how much time should I budget daily to reasonably get going? –@Bmp135 The most important thing is consistency. Every day. [...]

• How can a humor writer bleed?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:31 pm, Comments: 0

  How can a humor writer bleed? –@idiotlaureate The only thing humor writers do as bleed. Bleeding is about sharing a situation that we can all [...]

• What are the most important factors in succeeding in financial journalism?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:29 pm, Comments: 0

  What are the most important factors in succeeding in financial journalism? –@dyer440 I can write a book on this one topic. So here’s my top [...]

• Is it possible that a small improvement can be too small?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:26 pm, Comments: 0

  Is it possible that a small improvement can be too small? No. Improvements compound exponentially and add up to great success over time. Someone just [...]

• How do you find the time to write and exercise?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:24 pm, Comments: 0

  How do you find the time to write and exercise? @GlobalMacroZen The only answer is “wake up earlier.” We waste so much time during the [...]

• Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  Posted by James Altucher on May 3rd, 2012 at 12:21 pm, Comments: 0

  Where do you see yourself in 5 years? –@ClarkCovington I honestly don’t know. I need help figuring that out. I write every day and post [...]