Is This What Music Sounds Like At 30?
I guess I’ve always been drawn towards the darkness. Not the black-metal, hail-satan type of darkness, but anything that holds that unsettling urgency of angst or rebellion. I embraced the punk-rock mentality of Us vs [...]
11 Laws of Creativity I Stole From Leonard Cohen
The late, great Zen poet was a master of his craft and a man who never let his creativity stop moving. When I listen to Leonard Cohen’s lyrics or read his words, I can’t help [...]
Are You Moving Toward Your Mountain?
My favorite commencement speech is by the author, Neil Gaiman. His elegant, yet simple call to action of, Make Good Art has been a beacon for creatives everywhere. The part of the speech that I find the [...]
Malcolm Gladwell’s MASTERCLASS: 12 Uncommon Writing Lessons
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I enrolled in Malcolm Gladwell’s Masterclass on writing. Online writing courses often have more of the same writing advice we’ve heard over and over. Show, don’t tell. Avoid the [...]
How Cross-Training Your Brain Leads To A Better Kind Of Productivity
“How selfish it is to sit down to write before you have stood up to live.” Henry David Thoreau Over the course of her life, Agatha Christie published over 66 novels, 13 short story collections, and sold [...]
How To Overwhelm, Divide, and Keep Your Audience Begging For More
When we look at our work or our art, at some point we have to ask, “Would they miss me if I was gone?” This isn’t a life or death hypothetical. “They” might be customers [...]