Category: Writing process

Writing is a multifaceted process that depends on each writer.

Focus on self-publishing

In a neon-lit futuristic street, a cheerful, stout science fiction novelist holds a glowing poster showing the cover of his book with the name «Laurent Chani», while a young man on his left reads an open book and a humanoid robot on his right displays a digital panel filled with books, all set in the middle of a high-tech city with flying cars and giant screens in the background.

It is said that in almost every home, a manuscript lies dormant at the bottom of a drawer. The desire to leave a written record of one's time on Earth is deeply ingrained in us, even if, in our time, we have fewer…

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Author's Writing Process: Step One

Writer Laurent Chani thinks deeply, holding a quill in his pipe while staring at his paper | Author Laurent Chani thinks deeply, holding a quill in his pipe while staring at his paper

My writing process is based on a three-step approach. In this post, I'll introduce you to the first step. This is the raw writing, where the creativity of the project is expressed. I visualize the scene and the characters' dialogue. I adopt the…

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AI and its staging inconsistencies

The author, perplexed before his cigar-smoking reflection, sees in the mirror symbolic figures, including Einstein and other thinkers, evoking intellectual reflection and scientific legacy

In my previous article, titled "The Author Throws Nothing Away," I looked for a visual concept to illustrate the dilemma between slimming down a text or, on the contrary, fleshing it out. The idea quickly came to me to stage...

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The author doesn't throw anything away.

A science fiction novelist in a dark suit, pipe in his mouth, carefully studies a handwritten page while discarding crumpled drafts into a bin, surrounded by scattered papers on his desk.

I've planned a whole series of articles for my blog, a good sixty so far. This one wasn't high on my list of priorities. However, while reading a post on www.atelierdesauteurs.com, I found an answer to one of my current concerns as a writer...

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