Roland Allen's Notes on Notebooks and How to Tell a Great Story

"Writing a diary made me happier; keeping things-to-do lists made me more reliable (which in turn made those around me happier)..."

Meeting authors is a dangerous proposition—especially if you admire their work. One bad interaction and I’m put off from their writing; it’s harder to enjoy a person’s work when you know they’re a jerk. (To be clear: this has only happened to me twice—once in graduate school and once in my early teaching days.)

So, it was with some trepidation that I agr…