HeyJaredshawn learns to write
Psychologist. I wrote some nonfiction books you might like. My first novel will drop in 2026.
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TIL: “Damned” and “Doomed” (opens the original)
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TIL is an occasional series in which I try to learn something about writing by dissecting exemplary storytelling. Today: Chuck Palahniuk’s duology, Damned and Doomed. Both books follow the afterlife adventures of thirteen-year-old Madison Spencer, and they are a masterclass in narrative voice.<di
Richard Marlboro, Private Dick (opens the original)
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Here’s another deleted scene from my upcoming novel, Shanghai Lottery.I wrote this passage because the book needed a touch of old-school noir.My editor cut it because, as he put it, “The characters came out of nowhere, the scene doesn’t fit the story, it’s completely unoriginal, and your similes are a crime. Other than that, it’s just super.”I said, “If it’s super, why not keep it?”I’m still waiting for his answer. Checkmate, Mr. Editor.Richard Marlboro, Private Dick (Shanghai Lottery deleted sc
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