501 - Patterns of Success

<p>John and Craig reflect on the traits they’ve noticed in successful writing careers. Should you write everyday? Do you have to be good in a room? Is it more important to be original or flexible?</p> <p>We also follow up on genres, typos and address a listener question on harassment.</p> <p>In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss our preferences in books from paper to bindings to jackets. No shock: we have opinions.</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562708/dungeons-and-dragons-art-and-arcana-by-michael-witwer-kyle-newman-jon-peterson-and-sam-witwer-foreword-by-joe-manganiello-official-dungeons-and-dragons-licensed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana Book</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465487/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heartbreaker</a> and <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6728096/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Breaker Upperers</a></li> <li><a href= "https://twitter.com/nevslin/status/1391143482010390529" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noah Evslin’s pitch for Guild Awards</a></li> <li><a href="https://jamesclear.com/ira-glass-failure" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ira Glass on Taste</a></li> <li>Women in Film helpline for sexual harassment and misconduct in the entertainment industry:(855)WIF-LINE (855-943-5463) or reach out <a href="https://womeninfilm.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">online here</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.hgtv.com/shows/home-town-takeover" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hometown Takeover</a></li> <li><a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Standard Ebooks</a></li> <li><a href="https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription