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Dave’s Faves

8 of my faves, for whatever reason.

Man’s Search for Meaning: The Viktor Frankl 5-a-Day Book Cult (2018)

A Really Good Day: Psychedelic Microdosing with Ayelet Waldman (2017)

“No one ever died while breathing.” Psychedelic Breathwork with Alchemy of Breath (2017)

They Want Me to Fly Like a Bird: Travels in the Belgian Asylum System (2016)

Understanding the Calais Critical Mass (2015)

Why does society need people who go on crazy, stupid, arduous adventures? (2015)

Do We Need Borders? (2014)

The Complete History of the Moon in Sixteen and a Half Verses (2014)

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Are you a hedgehog or a fox? The value of persistence in writing

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Posted on May 15, 2020December 23, 2020Author DavidCategories Writing about WritingTags habits, Isiah Berlin, Malcolm Gladwell, persistence, Wendy Wood, writingLeave a comment on Are you a hedgehog or a fox? The value of persistence in writing

What can actors can teach us about the good life?

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Posted on June 14, 2019Author DavidCategories How to be HumanTags acting, actors, Albert Camus, drama, most living, philosophy, The Myth of Sisyphus, writingLeave a comment on What can actors can teach us about the good life?

What does it take to write a BBC radio sitcom?

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Posted on June 7, 2019January 18, 2021Author DavidCategories Writing about WritingTags BBC, BBC Radio Wales, Comedy, Foiled, script-writing, scripts, sitcom, writing1 Comment on What does it take to write a BBC radio sitcom?

Foiled Diaries: On First Drafts and Producer Notes

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Posted on May 3, 2019Author DavidCategories Writing about WritingTags Comedy, first drafts, Foiled, Miles Jupp, producers, sitcom, writingLeave a comment on Foiled Diaries: On First Drafts and Producer Notes

Foiled nominated for Celtic Media Award!

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Posted on April 5, 2019April 4, 2019Author DavidCategories Writing about WritingTags appreciation, BBC Wales, Celtic Media Award, Comedy, Foiled, gratitude, reviews, sitcom, writing2 Comments on Foiled nominated for Celtic Media Award!

The Foiled Diaries: Life as a Way of Writing

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Posted on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019Author DavidCategories Writing about WritingTags actors, Comedy, Foiled, guest stars, sitcom, writingLeave a comment on The Foiled Diaries: Life as a Way of Writing

Tame the Mane

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Posted on February 8, 2019February 8, 2019Author DavidCategories How to be HumanTags Foiled, Hair, rejection, Rejection Therapy, Tame The Mane, writingLeave a comment on Tame the Mane

I believe in Rejection!

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Posted on February 1, 2019December 23, 2019Author DavidCategories How to be HumanTags anxiety, Foiled, hitchhiking, Jia Jiang, love, rejection, Rejection Therapy, social anxiety, writing3 Comments on I believe in Rejection!
Everyone needs an Arcot

Everyone needs an Arcot

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Posted on April 11, 2018April 18, 2018Author DavidCategories Writing about WritingTags Arcot Street, Comedy, Foiled, writingLeave a comment on Everyone needs an Arcot

How to be a sincere writer

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Posted on December 11, 2017January 24, 2019Author DavidCategories Writing about WritingTags Curtis Brown, novel, sincerity, writing, Zac EfronLeave a comment on How to be a sincere writer
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