Marvin Zindler (1921–2007)
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Write Your Story
A successful writer once said something like, “Everyone has a book inside them.”
I’m not going to look up the name of the writer or the precise quote, because worrying about those details at the outset of the endeavor is what keeps books buried inside their writers’ minds.
I’m here to help you pry your story out onto the page by sharing the techniques I’ve used to coax books out of several first-time writers as well as in editing titles by prolific professionals. The trick is to bypass the many pitfalls that trap even the most experienced writers—like stopping the flow to look up a quote, identify its source, and go down a dozen rabbit holes as a result—and to keep marching toward the goal:
A BOOK
by
YOU
Join me for a pay-what-you-can workshop at 6 PM Pacific Time on Thursday, 31 August 2023, and I’ll share the strategies that have worked for writers on page one as well as those on page 400 of their 100th book.
You have a story to tell. I have the tools to help you tell it. Let’s get together.
Babylon 5 comes to Blu-ray
I’m sure most of you saw on Tuesday that Babylon 5 is coming to Blu-ray.
If you didn’t see the news:
Babylon 5 is coming to Blu-ray on 5 December 2023!
The set is now up for pre-order at:
There’s not a lot of data available, but the 21-disc set appears to include the pilot and the 110 episodes of the series proper, as exhibited in high definition on HBO Max between 2020 and 2022.
I have many thoughts on the release, mostly informed by my talks with co-producer George Johnsen and editor David Foster, but they’ll keep until I’ve had time to write them up properly in a forthcoming briefing.
But, briefly, I am delighted with this news. Not only does it allow future viewers to see a version of the show much closer to the intended vision of those I’ve been interviewing for the last few years, but it signals–along with Babylon 5: The Road Home and the potential television reboot–a renewed interest in the property.
Now I’m off to interview an Australian and make an appointment with someone else who’s never–to my knowledge–spoken about B5…see you Monday.
Faith manages,
JASON DAVIS
Ian Briggs on Writing
From Toby Hadoke’s Who’s Round #247.
For the record, I couldn’t do music even if I was at peace with myself, but I like the image of writers having an ongoing irritation that forces the creation of pearls.
Kenny Kirkland (1955–98)
“He was one of the greatest human beings I ever met. I knew him for ten or twelve years, and he’s still part of my emotional landscape. I learned a lot from him, that way of approaching harmony, where there are no wrong notes, just the note that you follow with…”
Sting on Kenny Kirkland (1955–98)
