Chad Aaron Hall
@readordieaslave
Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
readordieaslave.substack.com
With idea, sound, or gesture, the duende enjoys fighting the creator on the very rim of the well. Angel and muse escape with violin, meter, and compass; the duende wounds. In the healing of that wound, which never closes, lie the strange, invented qualities of a man's work.
Federico García Lorca • In Search of Duende
Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past by Simon Reynolds
app.thestorygraph.com
Instead of asking "How can I get people to pay?" start asking "How can I become indispensable to my readers?"
Wes Pearce • I Talked to 21 Substack Bestsellers. Here's the 7 Things They Do Differently.
The Callahan Chronicals by Spider Robinson
app.thestorygraph.com
When I come across an anecdote I like, I write a corresponding phrase in all caps in the margin. So I ask myself, “if this were to appear in a future article or newsletter or etc, what might the title or header be?”
Billy Oppenheimer • The Notecard System: Capture, Organize, and Use Everything You Read, Watch, and Listen To
TV commercial breaks grew until ad time equaled content time.
Media and My zettelkasten
I don’t write to simply generate a 1,200 word output. I consider writing to be an extension of my curiosity, and the writing process itself is what turns a rough idea into a finished product. I begin with a vague idea based on some observation of the world, and I put that on paper. As I’m writing that idea, two distant synapses in my brain connect,... See more
Jack Raines • The Purpose of Things Isn't to Stop Doing Things.
The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein
app.thestorygraph.com