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Feb 1, 20212 min read

Mine for gold

How a comedy writing technique can help with your creative thinking.

Jan 27, 20212 min read

Hatty Ashdown, Comedian

We talk family, funny, writing and stand-up - and ask, are babies the toughest audience?

Dec 21, 20201 min read

Day 11: Hero With A Thousand Faces & Writer's Journey

I've roped in my creative & screenwriting partner, Mark Winter to discuss The Hero with A Thousand Faces & The Writer’s Journey.

Dec 18, 20201 min read

Day 10: Why I Write by George Orwell

This collection of essays by novelist George Orwell (written before, during and after WWII) is brutal, honest and thought-provoking.

Dec 17, 20201 min read

Day 9: Predatory Thinking by Dave Trott

Dave Trott is an advertising legend. And his books are pretty awesome too.

Dec 4, 20201 min read

Speedier Reads: 12 Days of Christmas

Reviews of our favourite books to gifts this festive season. The Faster Ideas blog team are taking a break for Christmas - but we're...

Nov 24, 20201 min read

Mark Saltveit: A Man, A Plan, A Palindrome

If you just can't get enough of the magic that are words and phrases that read the same backwards and forwards.....

Nov 23, 20202 min read

Read it backwards

Sometimes backwards is the way to move your ideas forward.

Nov 9, 20202 min read

The 5 Ws

Another great w-w-w-w-way to figure out your ideas.

Nov 6, 20202 min read

Crosswords

Feeling creatively blocked? Don't get cross. Get a crossword. Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash There are people who LOVE crosswords. It's...

Nov 3, 20201 min read

Bobette Buster: Can you tell your story?

I was fortunate enough to see Bobette Buster speak twice before. She’s an amazing storyteller and an amazing teacher of storytelling. As...

Oct 20, 20201 min read

Fast comedy: South Park's creation process

Like it, or loathe it, there's a lot we can learn from South Park.

Oct 7, 20201 min read

Write it

The blank page can be very daunting.