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The story so far

Allow me to explain what I’ve been doing here recently … A little while back I wrote the post Publish or perish: the lessons of Scheherazade in which I had a list of lessons I took from the framing story … Continue reading

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What happens next?

There are few things as frightening for the creator of something than, “What happens next?” This is because the next thing had better be good – at least as good as what preceded it. That’s what the audience expects. That’s … Continue reading

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Publish and you may perish anyway

I heard a loud voice, it said a few words. It said, “You gotta take a chance and you gotta pay, boy. You cannot win if you do not play.” – Steve Forbert – Just because you get something out … Continue reading

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Perfect gets you killed: know when to let go

In my post Publish or perish: the lessons of Scheherazade I listed six lessons, the last of which was, “Perfect gets you killed.” I don’t think I explained what I meant very well so let me try now. Most creative … Continue reading

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Publish or perish: the lessons of Scheherazade

Scheherazade told one thousand and one stories over one thousand and one nights for good reason – to stay alive. Her chief lesson is simple: publish or perish. Actually, in her case, it was also publish and perish – maybe. … Continue reading

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