Life's Work: A Memoir
In the fifty years since I read that opening scene of A Bear Called Paddington, there probably haven’t been two hundred days when I didn’t write something or at least prepare to write something. Recently I bought a Fitbit. It kept telling me that I was falling asleep between eight and eleven in the morning. But I wasn’t asleep; I was writing. Appar
... See moreDavid Brooks • The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
It takes that level of ego to be a television writer/producer:the conviction that what you have to say matters so much that itis worth not only mastering the tropes of an entire medium, butalso the risk that all the intermediaries required to create thefinished product will ruin it all with some fatal blend ofincomprehension, or incompetence.
Javier Grillo-Marxuach • 11 laws of showrunning
sometimes the answer to the question reveals something much deeper — a hidden truth that often makes for a great story. Bruce Springsteen once said in an interview: “Most people’s stage personas are created out of the flotsam and jetsam of their internal geography and they’re trying to create something that solves a series of very complex problems
... See moreMatthew Dicks • Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling
What I actually set out to do was understand why a television show was funny. I found answers that satisfied me by looking back at my own work history. And accidentally created a mirror for those wishing to reflect upon their work and life.