Understand Charles Bukowski's volatile relationships with women. Draw inspiration from the novels "Post Office," "Ham on Rye" and "Women."
Examine the characters in Charles Bukowski's novels. Bukowski's characters tend to be impaired in some way--some mentally and others physically.
Write greatly exaggerated fiction. Create characters with exaggerated opinions of themselves. Bukowski's characters are often delusional drunkards.
Use capital letters to grab the reader's attention. Charles Bukowski uses capital letters to portray anger. Bukowski's characters shout often; thus, the capital letters are used to express that shouting.
Create a balance of tragedy and humor. Physical abuse, substance abuse and self-destructive lifestyles are serious matters that often result in tragedy. Nevertheless, Bukowski uses exaggeration and foul language to insert humor into a seemingly tragic story.