Sometimes it’s not what we write, it’s how we write it, what we write upon, and how it’s edited.
The same thing happened to “Casablanca,” in which Bogie never says, “Play it again, Sam.” There’s no doubt, to my ear anyway, that the popular versions are improvements on the original. That’s what good editing does.
Tender Humble buttons – a short video of Neil Gaiman promoting (his) new movie Coraline.
A more intelligent version of the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” is, “Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis?” One would expect that as our lives require us to memorize fewer details, we would have more brainspace for critical thought – apparently not.
Perhaps even more fascinating is a recent piece on “Storytelling 2.0,” the idea that we have entered a whole new chapter, if you will, in the way stories are delivered and understood. I don’t think creating a Twitterfeed for a character you’re writing is necessary for a successful piece, but the information age has certainly opened up new opportunities for collaboration. (Thanks, Bob.)
Speaking of rewriting, the next generation of Kindle is out, but you can read about it on just about any tech blog and the new features aren’t especially interesting. I’d hold out for another draft of this technology.