Messing With Perfection
Netflix released production stills for the upcoming Cowboy Bebop live-action remake. Is it possible to mess with perfection and succeed?
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Ted Lasso Takes Personal Marketing To Another Level
A personal email from Ted Lasso showcases the power of direct and personalized email marketing. Spoiler alert: shorter is better.
Do You Misattribute Quotes?
Finding a quote online is easy. Ensuring that quote was actually said by the person attributed is not always as simple.
Even With Peacock, NBC Doesn’t Understand Streaming
I thought Peacock would be a hub of streaming Olympic content. Unfortunately, Peacock proved NBC doesn’t understand streaming.
Write Now with Lee Swift
In today’s interview with Lee Swift from The Circle, he explains how writing enables others to see themselves and dare to dream.
What Gets You Geeked About Writing?
We all have a bit of geek in us, whether we’re willing to admit it or not. Today’s newsletter is about embracing our geeky writer selves.
Have You Ever Written A Video Game?
Can you remember the first video game you played? I remember playing Duck Hunt with my cousin on Christmas morning years ago. The flash of the screen, the crack of the speakers, that dog laughing at me — it was a memorable experience. Since then, video games have evolved into a massive enterprise. Like every other business,…
Are You Writing For An Audience Or Authenticity?
By following our stats and trends, we writers can shelve authenticity for a more lucrative audience. But, should we?
Learn Something New
Cooking fascinates me. Ok, let’s be honest, food fascinates me. Cooking is the means to get to the food. Though, I do enjoy cooking. The process engages a different form of creativity from my usual writing. To some degree, cooking and writing a similar. They both have a basic framework of rules to understand and…
How Do You Measure A Year?
Seasons of Love, the opening song to Broadway’s Rent, is one of the most popular musical numbers of all time. The show follows a group of friends living through the AIDS pandemic in the late 80’s New York City. The opening song, reprised multiple times throughout the show, proclaims the ups and downs of a…
This Just In: Let’s Talk About Anxiety
I was an anxious kid. Nothing was diagnosed, but I would worry about things outside my control. Nothing in particular, just the possibility of something happening. My anxiety was manageable for the majority of my life. Then I began working with teenagers. Fifteen years taking kids on trips, some of them overseas, heightened my anxiety,…
Atrophy
Today is the autumnal equinox. Besides being fun to say (go ahead, try it, I’ll wait: aa-tum-null), it’s one of only two days out of the year where the day and night are equal in length. The last equinox? Well, it was day three of the national “15-Days to Stop The Spread” campaign. That went…