The devil is in the details Oct 7, 2011 Writing Notes Simply stating it’s a glass of wine is not enough. There’s a big difference between a $500 bottle of Haut Brion and two-dollar Night Train. The Twitter is like a river… Oct 7, 2011 Personal Twitter is like a river … you can step into it at any point and feel the water, bathe in it, frolic if you like … and then get out. And go back in To understand what I did. Oct 7, 2011 Personal “Why had he been so eager, during close to 50 interviews and conversations over the course of two years, to open up so much for a book when he was On subtext Oct 6, 2011 Writing Notes The more you believe that no one can read the subtext of your actions, the more likely they have figured you out spot on The Eulogy for my dad, Charles Gane Oct 6, 2011 Personal My dad passed away at the start of this summer from Alzheimer’s and I did the eulogy. I’d like to thank everyone, family and friends, who have come Jared Gyoerick on the moment Oct 5, 2011 Writing Notes Stories can begin and end within small units — a short story can be contained within a singular moment. -Jared Gyoerick A Redditor commenting on the passing of Steve Jobs Oct 5, 2011 Personal One man who knew what he was doing, and did it well. Asteroid Juice This is a real lovely way to remember him. Like so many others, I didn’t Nirav Christophe on the moment Sep 27, 2011 Writing Notes I will be working on the basis of the small units, the event, the moment, the conversation, the monologue. — Nirav Christophe, Writing in the Raw Writing from reality Sep 24, 2011 Writing Notes Does writing drawn from reality lessen the quality of the writing? Does writer seem less talented than when they invent situation and character? It Andrew Byrom on constraints Sep 23, 2011 Personal Looking for constraints in a different medium or a different process and I applying to rules that I had mastered is how I developed since then. Readings Sep 20, 2011 Writing Notes No matter how hard you try, you reader won’t get all the ideas, plot, and intentions that you put into your story. This can be dangerous. It can Eric Kim on Henri Cartier-Bresson Sep 18, 2011 Personal Eric Kim discusses what we can learn about photography from Henri Cartier-Bresson: Don’t only see the world as it is, look for shapes and geometry The Sum Total of Choices and Decisions May 27, 2011 Personal I have found that all positions men take in their beliefs are profoundly influenced by thousands of small, often imperceptible experiences that Excuse me while I go have nightmares May 27, 2011 Personal Jellyfish Lake, Palau (by Sarosh Jacob) David Jury on Rules May 27, 2011 Personal Rules can be broken — but never ignored. David Jury via Quotes on Design Adam Gopnik on contraptions May 25, 2011 Personal Contraptions don’t change consciousness; contraptions are part of consciousness. Adam Gopnik, How The Internet Gets Inside Us Mental Movies May 23, 2011 Personal Scientists have developed a method for reconstructing the mind’s mental movies: Via laughingsquid Kent Nichols on audience May 10, 2011 Writing Notes The first and biggest hurdle today is actually finding an audience and building a relationship with them so that they will Sounds familiar May 10, 2011 Personal From Manton Reece During recording: Great!This will be our best show yet. Hours later: I wish I had said “X” instead of “Y”. The next day: On craft May 9, 2011 Writing Notes If you practice the art of making things, that’s just as important as making anything worthwhile. I like the craft of making; it’s important to Next page