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Marshall talks with Stan about Gabriele Rico’s book “Writing the Natural Way”. The two look at how artists can borrow from a writer’s toolbox of exercises and thought processes to improve creativity. You’ll hear how these techniques can help you brainstorm more effectively, leverage creative tension, properly revise your work, and ultimately get more in touch with the creative process.

Books and Resources

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Writing the Natural Way by Gabriele Rico

The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaïdes

Story by Robert McKee

Cast Away

Bob and Wanda Duncan

Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury

Marshall’s book reviews

On Writing by Stephen King

Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

Developing an Illustration

Analyze This

The Tell-Tale Head (Simpsons Episode)

Chernobyl (HBO show)

The Mindscape of Alan Moore

Hit Makers

Rick Griffin

Fractals - Hunting the Hidden Dimension - NOVA documentary

The Book of Trees by Manuel Lima

The Isley Brothers - It’s Our Thing

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Clustering Examples

James Gurney Heatmap

Tree Thumbnail Clusters