210 Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft — transcript highlights
Founders · David Senra · 2021-10-10
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What the transcript keeps returning to
Product
“I mean, really, if it's important to you, make, you make time for it, right?”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: product.
Focus
“It's simple as that." And that was in response to people saying, "Yeah, I wanna be a writer, but I don't have…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: focus.
People
“All the people that we study, all the people that listen to this, they're a little bit crazy in a good way.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: people.
Persistence
“It all seemed too hard, too fucking complex.”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: persistence.
Capital
“Sometimes you have, sometimes you have to go on when you don't feel like it, and sometimes you're doing good work when…”
The useful question here is not whether this sentence is a universal rule. It is what operating choice the episode places behind it: capital.
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