Some TV Tropes links that my son told me about this morning: Affably Evil Characters vs. Evilly Affable Characters: “There is absolutely nothing separating [Affably Evil villains] from being normal, polite people except for the fact that they want to Take Over the World or use human souls to power their Artifact of Doom. They’re …
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?” ~ Winnie the Pooh One of my favorite books when I was in high school wasn’t a novel or a biography or even a narrative of any kind: It was a well-thumbed …
Time spent sitting and thinking: a lot of what writing actually is. ~ Scott Berkun Scott Berkun’s time-lapsed video of “How To Write 1000 Words” is both useful and fascination, whether you are a new or veteran writer, and especially if you are stymied by the organizational aspects of writing. I also like what he …
I’m currently re-reading Dan Pink’s A Whole New Mind for a class I am teaching, and it has reminded me of this short inspirational video based on his book Drive: [vimeo=8480171] Note: The embed code has been glitchy, so if you can’t see the video above, click here. This morning I realized that Pink’s two …