August 2012
7 posts
“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could...”
– Back when I was in college, we used to drive by Bukowski’s house. He lived in Lawrence, KS and would often sit on his front porch with a shotgun. He was a kooky old man.
“The great fun of writing or painting or shooting film or starting a business is...”
– This is by Steven Pressfield and I think that it harps on something that writers already know about when creating. The joy of creating, whether it is something artistic or something business in nature has everything to do with the discovery process. Marketers call it the thrill of the kill. But...
“We always pay dearly for chasing after what is cheap.” ~ Aleksandr I....”
“We all live so close to that line and so far from satisfaction” -Joni...”
– This is a line from a song for sharon by Joni Mitchell. I am not sure what Joni meant when she wrote this but the context I read it was on Bob Lefsetz’s blog and was about the most recent suicide by the director of Top Gun (he jumped off a bridge).
The line can mean so many things depending...
Not Just Another ScLoHo: It Begins With A Question →
Justin brings up a point here that I find myself asking clients when they are asking me to do something for them (whether it is web design, seo or marketing). And what I’ve found is that by asking that question (why?) several times, I can peel the onion enough to get to the real reason why they want to do something.
And sometimes, what they want me to do isn’t going to accomplish...
“Never use three words when one will do. Be concise. Don’t fall in love with the...”
– Colson Whitehead quote regarding How to Write. And anyone who blogs struggles with their “darlings” on a daily basis. 