Category: About Writing
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Zadie Smith Talks About Writing Habits
Zadie Smith on daily word count, writing habits, writing in the first person, and artistic risk.
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What Rocky Teaches Us About Rejection
I’ve said it before, but it’s worth saying again. The Rocky films are all about artistic struggle, and Rocky has some great advice about rejection. https://youtu.be/mk82j1jQw_8 Here he is confronting a risk averse bureaucracy … And here he is ending the Cold War … Now, go and do some writing.
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Finding Time To Write
Sometimes, when I do leave the house, I meet people who express an interest in writing, usually followed with the caveat, ‘I just don’t have the time’. That’s fair enough. Our lives are so busy these days, what with work, finding time for the family, slipping out to be with friends, watching the latest must-binge…
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Two Idiots In A Room
If you are ever struggling to write a comedy sketch, here’s a good tip. Start writing about two idiots stuck together in a room. Gold usually follows. Witness. https://youtu.be/R9OCS08rabE Sometimes it’s best if the two idiots don’t know they’re idiots. Or perhaps the inappropriate tone of reaction … Or experts with a high opinion of…
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Alan-A-Dale
Compare and contrast. This is the original from Not Only … But Also. And this is the remake from ITV’s Goodbye Again. Why does the first one work so much better than the second? Harry Thompson suggests why in his excellent Peter Cook biography. This demonstrated in microcosm what was wrong with Goodbye Again: not…
