by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 26, 2013 | Asides
I am not a huge Tarantino fan, but I have to say that, so far, this is crazy interesting reading… It began with calls where he was just reading pages to me,’ she continues. Then came more urgent calls, asking her to join him for midnight dinners. Chen always had...
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 5, 2013 | Asides
The one where Nick Bolton said that you can’t create stuff on the iPad? I started drawing on an iPhone at the beginning of 2009, and, at the time, I liked being able to work so small. I got so used to the size that the first time I used the iPad, it felt like I...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 20, 2012 | Featured, Writing
A great article in Slate bout Cormac McCarthy and what went on behind the scenes in the creation of Blood Meridian. Not from interviews with McCarthy, but distilled from the drafts of his work. There is a bit in this that mirrors the creative process highlighted in...
by Jeffery Battersby | Dec 20, 2012 | Featured, Writing
Great article and video in the Times about Jerry Seinfeld and the creative process. The video is worth the time, but this little bit sums much of it up. Continuous work and continuous reworking until everything is insanely great. Perhaps he’s the Steve Jobs of...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jun 7, 2011 | Asides
Justin Williams on how it can sometimes feel to be a developer listening to the WWDC keynote: WWDC keynotes take a different turn when you transition from being an Apple user or fan to an Apple platform developer. About 70% of those ninety minutes watching Steve Jobs...
