The Ides of Discussion #2

This morning I'm mostly thinking unpleasant thoughts about my taxes, and the difficulties of entrepreneurism and the gig economy, but thankfully other thoughts and quotes are more inspiring and motivating than frustrating:

  • "Readers often misunderstand and confuse memoir with autobiography." -- Dani Shapiro

  • 183 Days and the boundary between player and character.

  • "Twin engines of storytelling are curiosity & empathy....We talk a lot, in writing/performing circles, about the vulnerability of being a storyteller, but not about the audience's vulnerability." -- Jessica Price

  • How social media and roleplaying games are opposites--participating fully with one is via constructed identities and with the other reveals our true selves--and which is which is not what most people think.

How about you? What would you like to talk about? What thoughts are inspiring or motivating you?