Sketching with a Sharpie

Fun for me is building the first vision of a new script with a marker and a big pad of paper.  Jason Fried, from 37signals, reminded me how it also helps to “ignore the details” that cripples many writers early in the process.

Oldie But Goodie: Sketching with a Sharpie

Doing the Dishes

A short article by Jack Cheng about “when you really ‘do the dishes’ without hurrying through them, you learn things.”

It reminded me of a piece of advice that I held onto and always wanted to put on a sign: “Do the dishes to do the dishes.”  Don’t do them to get them done, do them, and enjoy the process.

Doing the Dishes

Rework

I can’t wait to get my hands on this book.  From 37signals: Rework will be in bookstores on March 9, 2010. You can also pre-order it today on Amazon.com.

Rework: Unveiling the cover

#2. Confidently start work.

I love this list of ten “mental rules” for solving puzzles that Andrew Bonventre found in the book Solve it! by James F. Fixx.

I think numbers 2, 5, and 8 are my favorites.

Bons Mots - from Andrew Bonventre - Solve it!

(via @michaelSurtees)

Unique Storyboard Method: Receipt Tape

This would be great a way breaking a story using different colored markers for the different plots.  The best part is you could rip and move the parts around.

Unique Storyboard Method: Receipt Tape | Duarte Blog

(via Nancy Duarte/thank you @michaelSurtees)