Chad Aaron Hall
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Chad Aaron Hall
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My Ideal Bookshelf by Maira Kalman, Nico Muhly, Jonathan Lethem, Chuck Klosterman, James Franco, Rosanne Cash, Miranda July, Thomas Keller, David Chang, Michael Chabon, Thurston Moore, Thessaly La Force, Dave...
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Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses by R. Gary Patterson
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The reason it would matter is that writing is not just a way to convey ideas, but also a way to have them.
A good writer doesn't just think, and then write down what he thought, as a sort of transcript. A good writer will almost always discover new things in the process of writing. And there is, as far as I know, no substitute for this kind of... See more
A good writer doesn't just think, and then write down what he thought, as a sort of transcript. A good writer will almost always discover new things in the process of writing. And there is, as far as I know, no substitute for this kind of... See more
Paul Graham • The Need to Read
It taught me a lesson too. The difference between a “writer” and “somebody who writes” is the difference between showing up on a schedule and only showing up when you’re inspired. If you insist on always loving the craft, you’ll quit in the face of turmoil.
David Perell • I Hate Writing
Book people, relax. I’m not looking to replace reading-for-pleasure with cheap AI-generated summaries. They’re hollow and void of joy. I don’t want the Spark Notes. I want the obscure excerpts hidden in Chapter 13, written in elegant prose, and eerily related to my exact stream of thought. They’re just impossible to find at the right moment. Can... See more
Michael Dean • Margin Matchmaker
3. Treat your audience like they're geniuses:
Last one of my "audience trilogy." Don't dumb shit down for your audience. In improv we were taught to play to the top of your intelligence. This meant to improvise under the conditions that your audience is smart as hell and can figure stuff out, go on big leaps with you, and get your weird references... See more
Last one of my "audience trilogy." Don't dumb shit down for your audience. In improv we were taught to play to the top of your intelligence. This meant to improvise under the conditions that your audience is smart as hell and can figure stuff out, go on big leaps with you, and get your weird references... See more
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Bob, the furnace maintenance man, popped into the lab, cheered by the news that Trump seemed to be winning. Bob had voted for the first time in his life earlier that day, hoping that Trump would save the factory. Shannon’s father had done the same thing.
Farah Stockman • American Made
