For everyone starting #2021 with the plan to write, I offer this — my favorite book on writing...

#RichardHatemBookClub

First, get over the word "steal" -- and get over the idea of "originality". When you create, you're stepping into a river that was flowing before you were born and will keep on flowing after you die. And that's the GOOD news...

Austin Kleon's "Steal Like An Artist" demystifies the process of creativity and tells you (maybe the first time you've ever been told) that all writers are fans and all writing is a form of fan fiction. This is especially true in television...

Rather than shaming you for what you love and brow-beating you until you're convinced you'll never be as good as the writers you love, this book teaches you how to identify what you love about those writers and how to use that knowledge when you write your own stuff...

A lot of you out there are writers. The sooner you learn that writing does not have to feel bad to be good, the better your life will be. Your writing, too.

Have a beautiful, better 2021. Make some dreams come true. Starting with your own. Peace.