The Spartans Say That Any Army May

Is There A Spiritual Element To Creativity? Hell, Yes. Our Mightiest Ally (our Indispensable Ally) Is Belief In Something We Cannot See, Hear, Touch, Taste, Or Feel.

A Contemporary Or Near-future Book Is Much Harder Because You Can't Fake The Facts. There Are People Alive Who Know Much More Than You Do About The Subject. You Have To Really Have Your Research Together - And Of Course No One Can Know Everything About A Topic.

The Part We Create From Can't Be Touched By Anything Our Parents Did, Or Society Did. That Part Is Unsullied, Uncorrupted; Soundproof, Waterproof, And Bulletproof. In Fact, The More Troubles We've Got, The Better And Richer That Part Becomes.

A Great Trick That I Learned Having Worked As A Screenwriter For Many Years, The Way Screenwriters Work, Is They Break The Project Down Into Three-act Structure: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3. I Think That Is A Great Way To Break Down Any Project, Whether It's A New Business Or Anything At All.

The Professional Will Not Tolerate Disorder... He Wants The Carpet Vacuumed And The Threshold Swept, So The Muse May Enter And Not Soil Her Gown.