Ran WalkerOn the 100 x 100 Micro NovelI have been writing fiction for quite a while, and if I counted my childhood, where I wrote small stories in folded sheets of paper and…Jan 18Jan 18
Ran WalkerHow Writing a Book About a Black Girl and Her Anime Parka Fulfilled a Life-Long DreamMy daughter was born two years after I published my first book, and a few years later, she asked me, “Daddy, when are you going to write a…Jun 1, 2023Jun 1, 2023
Ran WalkerDreams of Basquiat and Dilla, or the Quest to Find a Home for My WritingLet me preface all of this by saying that I do not, in any way, see myself as a genius. I am just a writer, nothing more, nothing less. But…Jul 11, 2021Jul 11, 2021
Ran WalkerOn MF DOOMThere have been many times since I began my career as a writer that I contemplated a complete reboot. Whether it was after recounting my…Jan 16, 2021Jan 16, 2021
Ran WalkerThe Search for the Perfect Personal UniformMy quest for a personal uniform began many years ago when I first began reading about Buddhism. The idea was simple: if you don’t have to…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Ran WalkerNow Is the Perfect Time for Indie Authors to Focus on LibrariesAs we grapple with the impact of Covid19, many readers are tightening their purse strings, choosing to focus their resources on basic…Jun 13, 2020Jun 13, 2020
Ran WalkerFour Things I Dig About César AiraRoughly a year ago, I got really fascinated with an Argentinian writer named César Aira and ultimately purchased all of his work that had…Sep 12, 2018Sep 12, 2018
Ran WalkerThe Incredible Shrinking StorySomething rather peculiar has been happening with my writing over the past few years. It started with me writing shorter and shorter…Aug 15, 20181Aug 15, 20181
