Normal School is a novel—an academic noir. It's more or less a sequel to my 2016 novel, Professed. You don't need to have read Professed to enjoy Normal School. (Though you might want to--I will do a bit of bragging and say that's it's very good!)
I serialized an early version Normal School on this website with 48 installments, beginning June 30, 2018, and ending May 25, 2019. I was inspired by the example of the late Tom Wolfe, who serialized Bonfire of the Vanities in Rolling Stone in 27 installments beginning in July 1984. A difference here is that Wolfe actually wrote the novel as it was being serialized—incredible pressure on a writer who was always seen as stonecutter-slow. (Another difference is that, uh, obviously—I’m not Tom Wolfe). I had most of the early drafts done when I began the serialization, but I also used the serialization itself as a form of revision and extended workshopping.
At this point—June 29, 2019—the serialization has run its course and I’ve taken most of the text down. Normal School will appear as a print and ebook in October or so. If you missed reading it, you can get the book when it comes out!
But if you look around the site you see that I’ve also left a few chapters here on the site as sample/teasers. I also have a page of the little graphics I posted with each serialized episode, and I still have the Writing Processes page, showing how I wrote and revised the novel, and a page of recommended readings. For more info about me, including links to my other books, see the Lowell Mick White page.
Here's an important note: if you read Normal School here during its initial serialization, you’re going to want to buy the book anyway, and read it again! That's a true fact. I've made some significant changes during the revision and you'll be impressed.
Thanks to all readers for your support this past year. There is more fun to come!
I serialized an early version Normal School on this website with 48 installments, beginning June 30, 2018, and ending May 25, 2019. I was inspired by the example of the late Tom Wolfe, who serialized Bonfire of the Vanities in Rolling Stone in 27 installments beginning in July 1984. A difference here is that Wolfe actually wrote the novel as it was being serialized—incredible pressure on a writer who was always seen as stonecutter-slow. (Another difference is that, uh, obviously—I’m not Tom Wolfe). I had most of the early drafts done when I began the serialization, but I also used the serialization itself as a form of revision and extended workshopping.
At this point—June 29, 2019—the serialization has run its course and I’ve taken most of the text down. Normal School will appear as a print and ebook in October or so. If you missed reading it, you can get the book when it comes out!
But if you look around the site you see that I’ve also left a few chapters here on the site as sample/teasers. I also have a page of the little graphics I posted with each serialized episode, and I still have the Writing Processes page, showing how I wrote and revised the novel, and a page of recommended readings. For more info about me, including links to my other books, see the Lowell Mick White page.
Here's an important note: if you read Normal School here during its initial serialization, you’re going to want to buy the book anyway, and read it again! That's a true fact. I've made some significant changes during the revision and you'll be impressed.
Thanks to all readers for your support this past year. There is more fun to come!
It's here!
