https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjJCdCXFslY Here's an understanding I have of how life works. Almost everything takes longer and is more difficult than you expect it to be. This should never be an excuse to quit. When obstacles come your way, and they will far more often than you will expect or like, your resilience is key to finishing … Continue reading Friday Fun – Plan Vs. Reality
Writing Tips – Positive Reinforcement
But you say you're not a dog? Dogs can't read. I know that, and I certainly know my audience... all one of you named Mom. Well that's no excuse! Shaggy wasn't a dog either, and positive reinforcement worked wonders on him. That guy would do anything for a Scooby Snack! What is positive reinforcement anyway? … Continue reading Writing Tips – Positive Reinforcement
In-Depth Look – Stephen King
Last October I posted an In-Depth Interview on Stephen King, which deals more about his life, and what has influenced him as a writer. It's hard to realize how much his stories have an influence on our culture. Really, did you know just within the span of several months he has 5 projects releasing? Three … Continue reading In-Depth Look – Stephen King
Friday Fun – Infinite Monkey Theorem
The Infinite Monkey Theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type a given text, such as the complete works of William Shakespeare. In fact the monkey would almost surely type every possible finite text an infinite number of times. However, the probability that monkeys filling the observable universe would type a … Continue reading Friday Fun – Infinite Monkey Theorem
And the winner is…
A huge congratulations to Kimi Howl Lee, the winner of this year's fellowship! Kimi is getting a free 6-month Premium Membership to theOffice. She'll have her own door code to access the space whenever she wants. Kimi is a screenwriter. She's fairly new to LA. Her 10-page sample of Mouth left us quite intrigued. We'll check … Continue reading And the winner is…
Cosplay: Where Characters Come to Life
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX9dOW0jnWx/?taken-by=gamerjoefoto I have a buddy from college who's really passionate about the world of cosplay. If you don't know, cosplay is the practice of dressing up as a character from a movie, book, or video game, especially one from the Japanese genres of manga and anime. This is pretty inspiring if you think about it. People … Continue reading Cosplay: Where Characters Come to Life
Handling Criticism
"What did you think of my book?" "Oh I loved it, except there was one little part I'd have done differently. I think it could really benefit if you changed this one tiny little thing." "I poured my soul out! My book is perfect!" *runs away crying* Taking criticism can be really tough! The form … Continue reading Handling Criticism
The Crossover
I'm currently watching "The Defenders." Don't worry this is a spoiler-free post! I'll just tell you when our favorite Netflix superheroes finally meet it's a moment that was well worth the wait. It's incredibly exciting to see how character's with their own shows or movies act when they finally meet face to face. Sometimes it's … Continue reading The Crossover
Friday Fun – Grammer
You know, something feels really wrong about this post, but I just can't put my finger on it. Oh well, I guess I'll post it. A programmer's trick is to read everything you've written out loud, and also backwards sentence by sentence. Maybe you'll catch your mistakes quicker!
Writing Advice – Neil Strauss
I was listening to an old Tim Ferriss podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, recently, a guy who is well known for dissecting the essence of excellence, and he was interviewing Neil Strauss about what made him such a great writer. The whole episode is worth listening to, but this particular part about drafts, and what the purpose … Continue reading Writing Advice – Neil Strauss
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