Standing out as a writer today requires more than a bright idea and limpid prose. Authors need to become businesspeople as well. Dave Morris authorbrightbusinessperson Change image and share on social
A new medium always has a period when it is struggling inside the confining box of an earlier medium. Creators have to unlearn what they knew before they can see the fresh, uncharted vistas stretching before them. Dave Morris boxconfinecreator share on social
Storytelling isn't an Escher staircase. Dave Morris escherstaircasestorytelling Change image and share on social
People nowadays think of gamebooks as rather old hat - and, after all, it was twenty years ago. In their heyday, though, they were a phenomenon, selling upwards of a hundred thousand units per title. And it's not as old hat as you might think: the same design skills I used in those days apply equally when I'm creating modern videogames. Dave Morris agoapplycreate share on social
Have confidence in your strengths, dear writer, or give it all up now and create apps instead. Dave Morris appconfidencecreate Change image and share on social
Readers prefer a world they can relate to. Dave Morris preferreaderrelate Change image and share on social
As we get older, we demand stories that go somewhere. Things must change. Dave Morris changedemandold Change image and share on social
When you're a writer, everything that interests you feeds into your work. Dave Morris feedinterestwork Change image and share on social
It is easy to force a reader or viewer to interact. The trick is in making them want to interact, and in letting the story unfold hand-in-hand with that. Dave Morris easyforcehand Change image and share on social
A very great deal is written about the future of book publishing - much more than on its present or past - and the only takeaway from all these oracles seems to be that a great empire will be destroyed. Dave Morris bookdealdestroy share on social