Monthly Archives: November 2008

Lucid Dreaming

As dreaming’s been coming up a lot recently in blogs I read, I thought it might be a good idea to teach you all how to lucid dream. Lucid dreaming is when you know that you’re dreaming, and can control … Continue reading

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A Little Knowledge

A while back I re-watched Firefly on DVD. It’s a Western. With Spaceships. It’s also bloody marvellous, and if you can’t cope with the collision of those two genres I’m sorry – but you’re missing out on a fantastically well-made … Continue reading

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10,000 hours

That’s how long it takes to get to be a world-class expert at something. Or 8,000 if you merely want to be good. There’s an extract from Malcolm Gladwell’s new book over at The Guardian today, which backs up my … Continue reading

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Letters from America: How to Write for Television

originally sent 14 Feb 2004— Well, the first script is finished, so I thought I’d update everyone on what I’ve discovered about how the TV & Film business works in LA. Over here they just call it “The Industry”. I’m … Continue reading

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