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On page 42, Hugh talks about the arguments people have about “Commercial vs. Artistic.” Then he nails what is a more interesting subject. To me, itʼs not about whether Tom Clancy sells truckloads of books, or a Nobel Prize Winner sells diddlysquat. Those are just ciphers, a distraction. To me, itʼs about what YOU are going to
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Seth has mentioned this concept both on his blog and in various interviews. There are times when fear is a guidepost that points the right direction. I think this is especially the case when dealing with fear of failure. While it risks our pride, it could be the next step we should take. And it
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In The Flinch, Julien Smith talks about the small self protest that you have to overcome in order to gain traction in some areas. One of the homework assignments in his book is to take a cold shower – just because. I haven’t done this homework… but I have changed another habit. I used to
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I’m setting out to post here everyday (at least a 30 day trial). The point isn’t to create an online repository that demonstrates great writing, creations, or curation. What I gather from those who have already made this a habit is that the daily practice of sharing something publicly forces your mind to start thinking
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Sometimes there is an easy solution to small frustrations. This is the case with cheap paper hand towels. The problem here is that it is easy to be left holding fragments of paper towels, when all you wanted was to dry your hands. I hope that this video demonstration provides some relief to this grand
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It’s easy to put off starting. So I’m starting again here. What are the boundaries of the posts that I want to make? You can keep it short. Get inspired – write it down. Hit Publish. Every day. I imagine that in this way the rhythm will find itself. My voice will become focused. And
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Daily Challenge: Create a heartbeat sound made from something other than a heart. Sponsor: Dustin Millsaps UPDATE: I used contact mics for this challenge. I decided to simply record myself tapping out a heartbeat sound on different objects. On each of them I added some compression and also took out high frequencies. Here are the
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Daily Challenge: Create the sound that you would hear if you’re standing in the middle at the bottom of several small hills … from far away you hear at first the sound of one bicycle approaching with playing cards in the spokes of its wheels … then you hear a second … then a third …
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Challenge: Create the sound of a when a character accelerates on a helicopter jetpack. This is for use in a video game. Sponsored by: The Behemoth UPDATE: I recorded several sounds to try to get the layers that might fake a helicopter jetpack. The sound I came up with seems best suited to the jet’s
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Challenge Sponsor: Keith Uklist Sponsor Twitter: @kuklist Challenge: Capture the sound of a baby laughing. UPDATE: I caught a little more than just laughing. Here’s to the joy of children.
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