Happy Saturday all :)
I got a late start this morning...too many nights this past week not getting enough sleep. So, in my inhaling caffeine and stumbling across various web pages to get myself motivated to write, I came across a page I'd bookmarked that I knew I'd want to come back to.
And wow, am I glad I did.
Click here to watch a 10-minute interview with award winning screenplay writer Paul Haggis.
Seriously. It's worth 10 minutes of your time. Even if you're not writing a screenplay.
He talks about the writing process, about always taking on projects that scare him, always taking on projects where the possibility of failure is high--because those are things that question the human condition and that's what he wants to attempt. I found it to be incredibly inspiring. No matter what you do for a living, it's worth 10 minutes to listen to the gems in this clip.
Elaine
2 comments:
Thanks for the tip! I'm saving the Haggis video to have with *my* Saturday morning coffee :~)
It sounds like you might enjoy this short talk on creativity by Elizabeth Gilbert. Scroll down to the TED box:
http://elizabethgilbert.com
Thanks for the comment! Actually I found that Elizabeth Gilbert TED podcast by accident, but what an incredible find!
I really loved her book (the movie was okay too, but the book = so much better) and enjoyed her speech on TED too.
Thanks again,
Elaine
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