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“When I'm writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness.” – Maya Angelou

Cole Haddon

this is such a great podcast episode about the awe — exactly the thing that makes sci-fi my favorite genre, and something we are increasingly missing from our lives collectively. I highly recommend giving this a listen, especially writers, but also anyone, really. #scriptchat

'Being There 42', 2023. Photograph by Omar Victor Diop (Senegalese).

“You shouldn't imitate anybody. You can suck up certain techniques that you can use for your own ends, but when you're examining other people's work, never forget that you do it only to get a greater sense of self and to find out what is best for you and how best you should work." — Alan J. Pakula

“An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along; he must offer some little opposition. Even the great Victorian artists were all anti-Victorian, despite the pressures to conform.” — Evelyn Waugh

THE CAIRNES BROTHERS (writer-directors, 'Late Night with the Devil') discuss the joy, inspiration, and education they received growing up in the 1980s on Australian genre cinema. 🎙️🎬 Listen to the full 5AM StoryTalk conversation with Colin and Cam here: colehaddon.substack.com/p/new-podcas...

“When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.” — Joni Mitchell

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera of Hanna-Barbera, 1960. 📸 Allan Grant.

'Despicable Me' screenwriter @cincopaul.bsky.social shares the ultimate screenwriting secret to writing a great "kids' film" — which also happens to be one of the secrets to writing a great film of any kind. 🎙️ Listen to 5AM StoryTalk's full convo with Cinco: colehaddon.substack.com/p/new-podcas...

Cole Haddon

May we all handle life with the hilarious grace Monica Lewinsky has found.

Jenna Avery

Cole Haddon

DR. DACHER KELTNER, one of the psychologists leading the new study of awe, wonders: Why does music transcend individual experience to build communities and express the very core of who we are? 🎙️🎬 Listen/watch 5AM StoryTalk's conversation with Dacher: colehaddon.substack.com/p/dacher-kel...