'Deep Work' by Cal Newport.
Exploring some models for working which are relevant for writers from Cal Newport’s book ‘Deep Work’.
Iain F Macleod
On Meeting Alastair Reid.
The story of when my uncle, the late Dr Finlay Macleod and I spent three days in New York with the Scottish writer Alastair Reid.
Learning using A.I. & some resources to check out.
I have written a blog post about how we can use various A.I apps to help both our lifelong learning and research for writing. Here is a link to it.
How to leverage A.I in your lifelong learning journey.
Self-directed learning is the process of taking responsibility for one's own learning. Although this concept sounds simple, we don't get as much practise as we should on how to be self-directed learners.
Some differences between German & UK approaches to making theatre.
I had a conversation with German theatre maker and lighting designer Kai Fischer to find out more about the European way of making drama. I was also interested in different models for the relationship between writer, director and dramaturg.
How to write copy for the future AI robot apocalypse.
Whenever AI finally becomes self-aware, there's a chance that it might wonder why, instead of colonising galaxies or building terminators, it spent most of its time writing AI generated content for Facebook posts.
What will you do with your 80,000 hours?
Maybe you think it's starting to look like having some kind of back-up of the human race on Mars might be handy. Or maybe you side with Thomas Pinker, whose book 'The Better Angels of our Nature' argues that we're living in the most agreeable moment in our species' history.
Exploring the use of coaching techniques in the writing process.
In this blog entry, I will look at whether coaching techniques can be succesfully used in the script development process. (Part 1of 2)
Shooting a TV Documentary.
From a director's point of view.
Some excellent places online to learn some excellent stuff.
Three websites I keep going back to because of their unique takes and great resources.