Once upon a time in Writingwood

Few years ago, before his movie "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" was released, Quentin Tarantino said something very intriguing I believe all business people should take to heart in an interview he did with Deadline. The context: The plot of the movie is about a Hollywood actor and his stuntman in the late 60’s. And to make sure the movie is as authentic as possible, Quentin did the following: * Wrote 5 episode scripts of the fictional TV show the actor stars in in the movie (the audience who sees the movie never see) * Wrote out the main character’s entire fictional back story and filmography, film by film * Wrote out every single director the character worked with * Wrote all the little stories, quirks, and anecdotes on the sets he worked on, how he got his roles, who the casting directors were, which movies worked, which bombed, etc etc etc. Why did QT do all this extra work? And even though audiences won’t see any of it or be entertained by it? Because, as he put it in the interview: “[The audience] need to know that I take this mythology this history seriously, and that there are answers to these questions. I don’t have to vomit it out but if you ask I could tell you. The writer needs to know that mythology backwards and forwards. You need to be able to throw it off with the expertise of an expert.” Lots of meat to unwrap in that tidy paragraph for marketers. And, of course, for fiction writers. Personally, I think all direct marketers should write fiction. Not necessarily giant tomes and sagas or whatever. But even just some short stories. The reason? It’ll work a creative “muscle” that can make all your marketing stronger. Speaking of which: If you should ever wish to partake of my horror fiction, or the anecdotes, ideas, inspirations, thoughts, processes, etc behind it, see the mobile app I have set up just for my fiction here: [https∶//www.EmailPlayers.com/enochwars]( NOTE: You’ll need a smart phone to access the app. Ben Settle This email was sent by Ben Settle as owner of Settle, LLC. Copyright © 2022 Settle, LLC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this email may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from Settle, LLC. Click here to [unsubscribe]( Settle, LLC PO Box 1056 Gold Beach Oregon 97444 USA