Inspiration

I want to recognize the individuals who inspired some of the writings in Wireframed:

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov is probably one of the most prolific writers of all time. In his life, he wrote and/or edited over 500 books.

I first learned about Issac's writing workflow here.

I'll highlight some of it for you:

Prior to the PC, Isaac Asimov spent his whole day writing. Morning till evening. (Little-known fact about Asimov: his sideburns grew as he typed. At the end of the day, he'd shave them off, but the next morning they'd start creeping back down again. That should give you some idea of how much writing he did.)

Asimov's only responsibility was to write. Asimov's wife and his publishers worried about everything else. They kept Asimov's writing organized and routed each page through each stage of the publication process. Asimov didn't even care whether he spelled anything properly or not. His copy editors were expected to figure that out. In fact, they'd often have to call him for help in puzzling out his erratic keystrokes.

Writers weren't expected to know how to type or spell properly. This was typical of a time when correcting a typing error was time-consuming and messy. It was assistant work. Asimov's time was far better spent typing new words than fussing over something someone else could correct. Who else was going to write Foundation?

Wayne Dyer

"Are you willing to do whatever it takes to make the thing that excites you come true. Are you fearless?"

Wayne [writes]http://www.drwaynedyer.com/blog/are-you-a-writer/: "Abraham Maslow told me to put forth what I wanted, my work, my message, and then detach from the outcome."

13 Things Wayne Dyer Taught Me

I saw Wayne Dyer speak once and two things stuck with me.

  1. He got upset that he had to stand in line with everyone else at the hotel check in. It was apparent he had a very big ego.
  2. He mentioned in his talk that he once gave his editor a $1 million bonus. He went on to explain that he would send her stacks of handwritten pages that she would then go in and type an edit. I would love to find an interview with the editor, but I'd venture to guess she is the talent, but he's the idea guy.

Deepak Chopra

Deepak has authored 80 books, 21 of them going on to become bestsellers. He's what I would classify as a gurupreneur. He's built some massive businesses and works along-side powerhouse players like Oprah.

While I can't confirm with hard data to back it up, I've heard that many of his books are ghost written. While they likely pull from his ideas, he's not necessarily the one writing the actual words.

If you watch the documentary by his son (Decoding Deepak), your opinion of him might shift as mine did.

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