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“All good writing comes out of aloneness.” -Sam Shepard At Q&A’s Stephen King is often asked what kind of writing implement he uses. The answer: A Blackwing 602 #2 pencil, pictured above. And a fountain pen. And a typewriter And a computer. He’s used all of the above at various times in his life. TheContinue reading “Just Write!”

“The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.” —Mortimer Adler Richard Feynman (1918–1988) is widely regarded as one of the most important physicists of all time. He pioneered an entire field: quantum electrodynamics (QED), his work on light and matter won him theContinue reading “The Feynman Technique”

“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.” -Nietzsche When deciding whether to study with a certain teacher or coach, it’s important to know what were their shortcomings? What did they struggle with? What did they have to overcome?Continue reading “The Way”

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” -Anne Lamont Most computer troubles can be solved by simply powering down your computer, waiting 30 seconds, and powering back up. Same for almost any electronic device. That might be exactly what you need too. Before you give up onContinue reading “Reset”

“Guess what? When it comes right down to it, wherever you go, there you are. Whatever you wind up doing, that’s what you’ve wound up doing. Whatever you are thinking right now, that’s what’s on your mind. Whatever has happened to you, it has already happened. The important question is, how are you going toContinue reading “Be There”

“There were many, many moments of deep despair and the work didn’t ask of me what I felt I had to give.” -Mark Metcalf The actor Mark Metcalf has worked a ton in film, tv and theatre. And he’s grateful to have made a living for a very long time as an actor. But forContinue reading “Typecast”

There will be thunder then. Remember me.Say ‘ She asked for storms.’ The entireworld will turn the colour of crimson stone,and your heart, as then, will turn to fire. That day, in Moscow, a true prophecy,when for the last time I say goodbye,soaring to the heavens that I longed to see,leaving my shadow here inContinue reading “Why Write”

“I don’t trust my inner feelings, you know feelings come and go” -Leonard Cohen, song That Don’t Make It Junk “I’ve got a feeling, a feeling deep insideOh yeah, oh yeahI’ve got a feeling, a feeling I can’t hideOh no, oh no, oh noYeah, I’ve got a feeling” -The Beatles, song I’ve Got a FeelingContinue reading “Feelings & Deadlines”

“I have not failed. I just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” -Thomas Edison “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” -Bruce Lee It’s January 31st. How’d your “test drive month” go? You might find yourself with only oneContinue reading “Checking In On Your Test Drive”

“Why, then, ’tis none to you, for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” -Shakespeare, Hamlet “You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations The next time you find yourself about to complain, about to lament some perceived misfortuneContinue reading “The Conjunction Switch”