by Scott Quiggle | Feb 12, 2020 | Books and Writing, SRQ Blogs
… Why, when for the duration of my entire reading life I have loved, I mean really loved, reading fiction – do I struggle mightily with listening to fiction? I can tell you the moment I this epiphany really hit. In preparation for doing my own podcast, I began consuming others. First just sports, because that’s what I’d be doing (and have now for a couple of years) but soon after, I branched out trying many genres. I discovered an enjoyment of true crime and unsolved mysteries that I never knew prior. When I tried a few fictional podcasts, I couldn’t get into them…
by Scott Quiggle | Oct 3, 2019 | Books and Writing, SRQ Blogs
Creativity Inc. has everything I look for. Stories that connect to real events that support points being made. Valuable lessons. Every Agile (Manifesto) Principle in action. Metaphors! Humility and honesty. Mindfulness. A reinforcement of the importance and value of organizational health and empowering culture. Cool technology. Steve Jobs at his best. Every point Ed makes is connected…
by Scott Quiggle | Aug 6, 2019 | Books and Writing, SRQ Blogs, Television
Katee Sackhoff and Karl Urban are two good actors in my book. Both stars have new series that released on the same day, July 26th, 2019. As I did a little research on the two humans, I discovered that they had been dating (no longer – see correction message at the bottom)! But first…
by Scott Quiggle | Sep 25, 2017 | Books and Writing, SRQ Blogs
When I see a movie coming out that I think I’d be interested, and I’m aware that it’s based on a book I haven’t read, I always make an effort to read the book first. If you haven’t done this, you are probably thinking something like “Why would you want to ruin the movie?”. This post is largely about answering that question, and possibly convincing you to give it a try if you have not.
by Scott Quiggle | Jan 24, 2015 | Books and Writing
My favorite book on writing is On Writing by the master, Stephen King. Printed on the dust jacket on the inside flap is a quote from the book “If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write.” I often...
