I posted the video featuring Gaiman’s advice to creatives some time ago. Here are eight rules for writing from Gaiman. Write Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down. Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it. Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never …
I like the dialogue Aaron Sorkin puts in the mouths of characters in the movies and television shows he’s scripted. Turns out that Sorkin likes various phrases of his own dialogue so much that they just keep turning up in different works. As this playful tribute video demonstrates. Must be time to start watching West …
Neil Gaiman, author of comics, novels, screenplays, and an episode of Doctor Who gives a twenty minute speech to graduating students. It’s engaging, funny and wise. I won’t spoil anything more about the content, just have a listen. ht
Composing and delivering sermons is just one expression of creative work. Here’s a helpfully animated clip of two minutes of opinion on storytelling by Ira Glass. I think the point he makes translates to any creative work. ht
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