The Weekly Scroll
A collection of the best things from this past week.
You made it to the weekend. 🔥
Hopefully you’ve got plans to enjoy the summer weather.
For now, I’ve put together a collection of some entertaining and insightful things I’ve read and watched recently.
Relax, grab a coffee, and scroll through the best of this past week.
From The Web:
This artwork of a young Napoleon studying late at night has been going viral on X.
“Napoleon at Brienne” was created by Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville.
I stumbled across a 1993 interview with Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park. I’ve been a fan of Crichton since high school, but was struck by how lucidly he described his creative process.
Around the 9:22 mark he even describes his vision of our future society, which seems to have come to true:
I think that we live in a society in which many different groups are seeking, scrambling over each other and seemly fashioned to declare themselves the greatest victims.
Book Recommendation:
Did you know ‘Apocalypse Now’ was based on a book?
It’s a classic by Joseph Conrad called ‘Heart of Darkness.’
I just read the story for the first time. It’s definitely worth checking out, especially if your a fan of the film.
Writing Resources:
is the master of digital writing. He’s been recently uploading unbelievable gems onto YouTube. Check out his recent video about creating a paid newsletter.
In Case You Missed It:
On Wednesday I published the fourth chapter of NORMIE, my dystopian novel.
As always, you can read it for free. Or start from Chapter 1.
![NORMIE [Chapter 4]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fca418e1c-8e0e-4b3d-9f52-b5ed4bd70ed9_1456x832.png)
I also shared a post on how to outline a novel:
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