Mischief and Mastery Minisode | When In Doubt, Read: 13 Books to Build Your Creative Compass
Description
In this short post-holiday episode, Mishu quickly walks through thirteen books that have shaped their artistic life. These are the ones they reread, return to, steal from, and lean on when the world feels loud or the industry feels shaky.
Creative Practice & Inner Life
- Nonviolent Communication — Marshall Rosenberg
- The War of Art — Steven Pressfield
- The Artist’s Way — Julia Cameron
- The Art of Living — Epictetus (interpreted by Sharon Lebell)
- Tao Te Ching — translated by Stephen Mitchell
Showbiz, Film History & Industry Reality Checks
6. The Great Moviemakers: Conversations with the Masters — George Stevens Jr.
7. Down and Dirty Pictures — Peter Biskind
8. Hollywood Economics — Arthur De Vany
9. Blink of an Eye — Walter Murch
10. Film/TV Director's Field Manual — Rob Spera
Writing & Craft
11. How to Build a Great Screenplay — David Howard
12. The Screenwriter’s Bible — David Trottier
13. Dialogue (and Story) — Robert McKee
A simple gratitude practice can steady the creative life more than any productivity system — and these books are the ones that helped Mishu keep going.
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Produced by @ohhmaybemedia
United States
