Try new things. Aggressively, relentlessly, and constantly.
Chase your dreams but also try new things. Ever since I was 17 years old, I was chasing my dreams of being a professional writer. In 1987, I was writing…
Billions with a B
I’d like to officially dispense with the phrase:“That’s billion with a B.”I'd like to eliminate it from the world forever. Make it extinct. Destroy every bit of it.Have you ever…
A picture is worth so much more than 1,000 words
Is there anything better than a six year-old boy falling asleep while reading his book?
Unfortunate restroom encounters at MIT
I was teaching storytelling at MIT yesterday. It was a long but exciting day. In addition to teaching two workshops, I received an amazing tour of their new nanotechnology facility,…
Theatrical wind chill factor
Credit Elysha Dicks for this gem:When you ask how long a play or musical runs, you should receive two distinct times from the usher:The actual running timeThe play or musical’s…
Speak Up Storytelling: Sarasweet Rabidoux Kelsey
On episode #44 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling!In our followup segment, we introduce the "new" new cover of my next novel, discuss a…
The standing ovation has come to signify nothing.
Elysha and I attended a play last night. I won’t mention the name because it wasn’t good, and I don’t want to publicly denigrate the effort and art of the…
I want to be the blind man with the elephant.
Earlier this week, someone accused me of taking a position on an issue that I didn’t fully understand and suggested that I was acting like a blind man in the…
Thoreau on regret
Henry David Thoreau offered this advice on regret:“Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and…
Change of plan
Remember the cover of my new book that most of you liked so much?It’s been changed. Twenty-one Truths About Love was received exceptionally well during the sales conference except for…
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