Each week I share three things I like – It could be a book, a movie, a podcast, an album, a photo, an article, a restaurant, a food item, a beverage, or anything else I simply enjoy and think you might too. You can find a whole pile of things, especially books, I like and recommend HERE.
1. On Writing by Stephen King
Recently I polled my social media followers for their favorite book on writing. I was looking for some new suggestions because I have my favorites, but I wanted to range further afield. While I received a good list of books, one title appeared more often than any other – On Writing. I would have questioned my followers’ judgement if this was not the case. It is simply the most interesting and compelling book on writing I know of and practical to boot. You don’t have to like King’s stories (generally I don’t) to recognize his craftsmanship, productivity, and success as a writer. And he shares that in this book. It begins with a memoir of his writing life (fascinating) and concludes with practical writing pointers (helpful). If you want to find inspiration, entertainment, and a pile of useful instruction this is the book.
2. Resonate Recordings
For the last 2+ years Resonate has been doing the editing/mastering for The Happy Rant podcast. When we started working with them they were a fledgling little start-up who offered quality work and a really good service. Now they are an established, growing business with lots of clients who offers quality work and a really good service. They’ve steadily improved their processes and interface so that podcasters who know nothing about audio editing or have no time to do it (like me) can upload files, give some direction, and get back exactly what is needed in a timely fashion. And they keep things affordable too. Podcasters and aspiring podcasters – talk to Resonate. They do good work.
3. I’d Do Anything for Love by Meat Loaf
Weren’t the 80s amazing? Strange men named Meat Loaf could perform epic love ballads with a melodious piano riff, power guitar chords, and a horror movie vibe. Everything about this delightfully 80s weird.
