Behind the Scenes (Making of)

The author invites you to slip into the backstage of his imagination, a real " making of » where confidences and revelations intertwine. He reveals the sources of inspiration that nourish his writing, from assumed references to more personal intuitions. narrative choices are revealed with clarity, showing how a raw idea is transformed into a structured plot. We also discover the secrets of design, those often invisible details that give coherence and depth to the story. Thus, the reader is invited to share the intimacy of the literary creation.
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Focus on self-publishing
Read more: Cap sur l’autoéditionIt 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 rooted in us, even if, in our time, we are less and less inclined to recount an experience, a dream, or to keep a personal diary…
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Build an author website
Read more: Construire un site internet auteurI've just spent two full months, almost daily, preparing my site laurentchani.com. I started by opening an account with OVH and using WordPress.org, but I quickly realized that I had to get my hands dirty with IT. That wasn't my initial goal: I wanted to have...
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Author's Writing Process: Step One
Read more: Processus d’écriture de l’auteur : Première étapeMy 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 posture of a spectator and, as a "scribe," I transpose the...
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Free Will versus Inevitability
Read more: Le libre arbitre versus l’inévitableFree will was one of the starting points of my writing project. It was accompanied by the desire to explore what humanity might become in the near future, which, however, I will not experience in my lifetime. Certainly, the subject is nothing original. Robert A. Heinlein, one of the pioneers in the field, had already outlined…



