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The single-most powerful trick to unlock your fullest potential and tell great stories (don't believe this click-bait bullshit, but there might be a few useful kernels in here)...

I've been watching screenwriting coaches sell the same recycled conventional wisdom for years. Here's my take on the racket.

Another little freeform contemplation, as I was working on the publication schedule for the upcoming essays about my working life. It’s quite a job,

I was on the Fed Ex ramp, waiting for a cargo plane to taxi into place, when Don came over the radio. Chip, are you

Two things you encounter on the water that guarantee misery: ghost riders and logs. Logs are logs. They wash into your nets, get spun up,