Most recent letters
019 / Five Miscellaneous Things
There’s a lot in this one! Poetry, filmmaking, graphic novels and visual storytelling - take your pick!
018 / Planned Improv
Notes on the balance between preparation and improv in the creative process, while shooting a film for The New York Times.
017 / Practicing Scales
Some practical advice on how filmmakers can build a daily practice habit that improves their craft.
016 / Keep Hanging On, Kid
Remembering Lyra McKee, a fellow journeyman who lost her life too soon in Northern Ireland.
014 / Outsider's Luck
Do people who aren’t trying so hard have some kind of outsider’s advantage?
013 / Three Thoughts on Visual Storytelling
On Spiderman Into The Spider-Verse, the nature of juxtaposition and writing screenplay dialogue.
012 / Musical Interval
Playing around with loops and ossilations, I discover whale music inside a 95-year-old song.
010 / Building A Body Of Work
You’re not just publishing into a never ending stream, you’re building a library of work
009 / Barbecues On The Titanic
On climate change and how stories create aesthetic emotion to comprehend what’s happening.
008 / On Being Busy
Is busyness really a trap? Or is a sign of a life well-lived? Is creative energy a finite resource or something abundant?
006 / The Sleep Consultant
Robin Sloan asks a critical question for creators — what does it mean to love something on the internet today?
005 / The Screenplay Problem
The problem with screenwriting as a creative pursuit, and three ideas to fix it.