I had just graduated and was trying to start a business. Please see point 1, here, for more.ĭecember, 2009: It was one of the most embarrassing moments of my life – and it happened while I was completely alone. Specifically, I no longer believe it is appropriate to consult a coach if you are dealing with issues related to anxiety, self-love or confidence. I'm the movie theater vendor who sells Kramer the vile hotdog.UPDATE AUGUST 21, 2020: Quick heads up – my thinking on some of the topics in this article has changed. Oh, I also had a small part on Seinfeld back in the 90s when I had a thick lustrous head of chestnut hair. film festivals as well as The Boston Film Festival's Filmmaker Visionary Award. I’m also the writer/director of the independent feature, Eddie, Kill the President (formerly Interior Night), which won four best feature awards at U.S. Along with the national bestseller, The 90-Day Novel, (Amazon's #1 book on writing for five months) the lab has published five other books on writing. I teach a process of marrying the wildness of your imagination to the rigor of structure, and my students span the range from first-time writers to best-selling authors and filmmakers who've won numerous accolades for their work including the Pulitzer Prize. Times bestselling author of the novels, Diamond Dogs and Days Are Gone, and the recipient of the American Library Association's Alex Award, a Book Sense Pick, a New York Time's New and Noteworthy book pick, and winner of France's Prix Printemps for best foreign novel of the year. Therefore, our challenge as writers mirrors that of our protagonist, namely to surrender a limiting belief we have about ourselves or the world in order to be led to a deeper truth. The purpose of story is to reveal a transformation. Problems are solved, while dilemmas are resolved through a shift in perception. While this may be helpful in your everyday life, it's not as helpful in building a story, because the truth is that your protagonist doesn't actually have a problem. Your left brain is good at doing one thing - solving problems logically. The 90-Day Novelis a simple but powerful process that keeps you in your right brain, so that your subconscious can do the 'heavy lifting' of developing a compelling narrative. When you connect to the heart of your story and hold your idea of the plot loosely.

The 90-Day Novel is not about writing a polished first half of a novel, but rather, developing a coherent narrative, grounded in character, that leads to a transformation. The 90-Day Novelhelps you tap into that primal well to which we all have access, by marrying the wildness of your imagination to the rigor of structure. Your subconscious is the seat of your genius, and there is a window of time that it can remain fully engaged in a creative task before it gets distracted, fatigued, or your ego begins to challenge it. The 90-Day Novel is about making a contract with your subconscious.

The 90-Day Rewrite by Alan Watt