Category: Writing process

Writing is a multifaceted process that depends on each writer.

Writing is 10% inspiration and 90% elbow grease

A science fiction novelist in a shirt and vest, visibly weary, rests his head on his hand while writing a long text with a pen at his desk

The quote "Writing is 10 % of creativity and 90 % of elbow grease" expresses a truth often obscured by the romantic image of the inspired writer. We like to imagine the author seized by a dazzling idea that imposes itself on him...

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Are you human?

Laurent Chani writes with a quill in a book, a lit pipe in his mouth, while a screen behind him displays a silhouette with a question mark | Laurent Chani writes with a quill in a book, a lit pipe in his mouth, while a screen behind him displays a silhouette with a question mark

For your information, the Turing test is surprisingly accommodating: it readily accepts all species, whether terrestrial or from elsewhere. From now on, when filling out a questionnaire, it becomes essential to specify whether the person you are talking to—whom you don't have…

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At what age did I start writing?

A science fiction novelist writes with a quill, while behind him different versions of himself appear through the ages, from childhood to adulthood

I made my first attempt around the age of twenty. I had written about a hundred pages of a science fiction story, already influenced by Frank Herbert's Dune. But I had neither the support nor the necessary perspective. My motivation…

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