I saw this speech by Brene Brown about vulnerability and fear on a Ted Talk. Everything she says applies to writing and is part of the Character Map eBook.

Steven Spielberg’s War Horse is the definition of an episodic narrative with very little character development.

Here’s how analyzing real people can help in creating a scripted drama or an unscripted reality show– The Character Types are the same whether applied to celebrity personalities or fictional characters.

An excellent video by Andrew Zuckerman about creativity, curiosity and success.

Meryl Streep gives a tremendous performance in IRON LADY– but the film ultimately didn’t work because it has no point of view.

Do you have a sense of humor about yourself? Doing serious work demands not taking your success, your failures or yourself too seriously. Not doing so is a serious mistake.