a question & answer with blake polden
My name’s Blake, and I write anything with comedy and found family at the heart of it. Most of the time it includes magic, but occasionally I challenge myself to write in the real world (and make it as magical as I can).
Writing a Novel: A Look At My Process.
Please note: wallowing, self-doubt, and thinking you’re shit are all part of the process, so just assume it’s present in every step; if you manage to forget it at any point, good for you! It’ll be standing behind you like a jump-scare horror villain at another point in this very long process. Yayyyy!
things i can do, that ai cannot.
It can’t dance around the house and fist-pump the air after having received an exciting email that I cannot and will not talk about for superstitious jinxing reasons…
Perhaps the Amish are onto something?
“Sticky notes with question marks and a nonsensical CAR CHASE?? BUT WITH A DETOUR TO MCDONALD’S? In a story that, as of yet, has no car chases.”