by Ira | Jun 30, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Two days down…infinity to go. I woke up feeling hard today. Haaarrrrdd. I thought I was hung over from dinner last night (TWO drinks), and I was convinced that today was going to be a loss. I was wrong. I took allergy meds and went on a walk, and I was a new...
by Ira | Jun 30, 2017 | Exercises, Originals
Podcast Notes: Take each of your ideas, and look for which one has the most built-in or clearest CONFLICT SIMPLE conflict is always the best. Convoluted is implausible Questions with ideas: what could go wrong? How could this thing go south? Dig deeper than just the...
by Ira | Jun 30, 2017 | Exercises, Originals
Write down 5 different story ideas (150 words or less) -interview or talking to someone -research reading some source material (magazine/book) -observe something inside or outside -TV/Movie -piece of music Interview w/ someone: My grandpa told me about being hazed in...
by Ira | Jun 29, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Okay… I kicked ass today. I stayed on schedule for my entire friggin day. Yes! Here’s the key, and it’s seriously all thanks to my wife: I had the entire morning to work free of distractions. It made all the difference. It was a world of difference....
by Ira | Jun 28, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
I’m reminded tonight, after a rather frustrating day, how hard change is. It’s hard to change. Really, really, really hard. It takes constant vigilance…and just like a baseball batting average, it’s going to be mostly failure. At least...
