One million copies sold
One million copies is a lot of anything, but should it influence your decision to buy a book? First thought: No it shouldn’t. Judging from… Read More »One million copies sold
Books and Recommendations
Neil Gaiman on character, motivation and plot
The next [building block of story] is the characters. Who are they? What do they want? I’m going to harp on a lot about what… Read More »Neil Gaiman on character, motivation and plot
What do you miss? McKinley Valentine on newsletters in general and BookRiot in particular
I kind of wanted to put the entire medium of newsletters as my tool because I do love them, but I’ve chosen Book Riot’s science… Read More »What do you miss? McKinley Valentine on newsletters in general and BookRiot in particular
Plato on ageing well
I love this little riff from the start of Plato’s fascinating-but-politically-iffy* Republic: We went with Polemarchus to his house; and there we found his brothers… Read More »Plato on ageing well
Making art, solving for finance
To be an artist has always required that you find a way to solve for the financial equation of the cost of producing your art.… Read More »Making art, solving for finance
In it to win it (2): OK Go on the sandbox theory of how to find a wonderful idea
This may seem to you like testing, but it really isn’t, because at this point we don’t yet know what our idea is: we don’t… Read More »In it to win it (2): OK Go on the sandbox theory of how to find a wonderful idea
By invitation and by necessity
I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the argument of “outsiders coming in.” …… Read More »By invitation and by necessity
Seth Godin on authenticity
Here’s the authentic Seth Godin with one of his best riffs: Authenticity is a crock. Authenticity is overrated. Authenticity is a trap. Because the last… Read More »Seth Godin on authenticity
The operative word
Misquoted dialogue from Madam Secretary: “With the lives of tens of thousands of people on the line I hope this works.” “Hope being the operative… Read More »The operative word
Resource: Davinci Resolve 16 video editor +
I’ve just stumbled across Davinci Resolve 16 – a free video editor (with premium available). It looks fantastic – check out this tutorial to get… Read More »Resource: Davinci Resolve 16 video editor +