#1967 - Mike Vecchione
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#1967 - Mike Vecchione mentions Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, Conan by Robert E. Howard, and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
The guy who wrote Game of Thrones is, you know, that guy's from Staten Island.
And Robert E. Howard was a recluse, a shut in, lived with his mother, committed suicide in his early thirties.
That's like the Steven Pressfield, the guy who wrote the war of art. He talks about that, like summoning the muse.
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“The guy who wrote Game of Thrones is, you know, that guy's from Staten Island. So it's like, you know, the level of imagination, the detail that he must have had in imagining this world.”
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“one of my favorite authors is the guy who wrote. Conan. Robert E. Howard. Yeah. And Robert E. Howard was a recluse, a shut in, lived with his mother, committed suicide in his early thirties.”
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“He talks about that, like summoning the muse. And then if you are a professional and you sit down and you just do the work, those ideas will come to you.”
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