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The Amnesiac's Story

Two of the most popular movies of the past few years are The Hangover and The Bourne Identity. What do they have in common? They're both amnesia stories.
I love amnesia stories. What could be more fun? Guy wakes up face-down on the floor of a villa in Vegas, or floating in a wetsuit off the coast of
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On Research, Or What I Learned From A Single Sheet Of Fool's Cap

[I'm excited to share some of the new posts that will go up in the coming weeks. But for now, a repeat of one of the lessons I learned from Norman Stahl.:]
I've been lucky in my career in having a few really terrific mentors–just guys who've taught me stuff about writing and work. The best is
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Labors of Love

If you've been following these "Writing Wednesdays" posts, you've probably wondered what this "It's the Tribes, Stupid" stuff in the background is all about. The twain don't seem to meet, do they? I've felt that for quite a while too, so . . .
Launching a new site
Next week I'm launching a new site, which will
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Are you looking for "It's the Tribes, Stupid?" You've found it.

We've changed the name to Agora (the Greek word for marketplace and, in ancient Athens, the central gathering place for talking and brawling over the day's events). Agora is meant to signify a communal meeting site—a forum for the exchange of political, cultural and military ideas.
Everything that was on "It's the Tribes, Stupid" in the past will be available
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Is Writing Fun?

Let's kick off this new site on an unequivocal note: Yes, writing is fun!
You might think I'd be the last person to make such a statement, given the hardcore, iron-discipline ethic of The War of Art and my endlessly-reiterated doctrine of the struggle between Will and Resistance. But yeah, for me, writing is fun. I
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The Reality

Reality in Afghanistan (or in any other country for that matter) isn't a template of do's and don'ts. Reality is something that military units and the local inhabitants in specific areas create for themselves.
I recently read a number of manuscripts by the constructivist scholar Alexander Wendt.
The takeaway from Wendt's work?
The only reality that exists is
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Jonathan Fields

Jonathan Fields is a "doer." He doesn't just "talk the walk." He lives it. Jonathan is a lifestyle-entrepreneur, a blogger at JonathanFields.com and TribalAuthor.com, a marketing consultant, a speaker and the author of Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love.
SP: This series is about the creative process: how an artist
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Writing Wednesdays #36: Labors of Love

If you've been following these "Writing Wednesdays" posts, you've probably wondered what this "It's the Tribes, Stupid" stuff in the background is all about. The twain don't seem to meet, do they? I've felt that for quite a while too, so . . .

Launching a new site

Next week I'm launching a new site, which will be a better fit for all of my writing, titled "Steven Pressfield Online." "Writing Wednesdays" will have its new home there. We won't stop. In fact, we'll add a couple of new features...

"Writing Wednesdays" #4: On Research, Or What I Learned From A Single Sheet Of Fool's Cap

[I'm excited to share some of the new posts that will go up in the coming weeks. But for now, a repeat of one of the lessons I learned from Norman Stahl.:]

I've been lucky in my career in having a few really terrific mentors–just guys who've taught me stuff about writing and work. The best is Norman Stahl, the cosmically brilliant documentarian, novelist and military historian. Do you know people who've got a lot of bullshit? Norm has the least of anybody I've ever known. In fact I would say...

Writing Wednesdays #35: The Amnesiac's Story

Two of the most popular movies of the past few years are The Hangover and The Bourne Identity. What do they have in common? They're both amnesia stories.

Matt Damon and Franka Potente in "The Bourne Identity." It can be fun, finding out who you are.

I love amnesia stories. What could be more fun? Guy wakes up face-down on the floor of a villa in Vegas, or floating in a wetsuit off the coast of Marseilles. He remembers nothing. Who is he? How did he get there? And where the hell did that tiger ...