I got this antique chest of drawers cheap. but the screw holes for the knobs are massive (2cm wide) while the knob screws are tiny. Most are secured currently with some scrap wood and wood glue wedging the knob into the holes. one has come loose. id love a more permanent solution.
I work in the TV industry in the UK. I am also an ardent follower of George Saunders' writing theory and his Story Club substack (recommend if you haven't seen it!). He is generally talking about writing prose - novels or short stories.
If I could summarise roughly, he believes: writing isn't about designing a story in advance so much as discovering it. You start with something that interests you, write a little, then read it back and follow whatever feels most alive, trusting your own curiosity and emotional response as a reader. It isn't about forcing the story into a predetermined shape, but gradually uncovering what it wants to be. If you keep making honest, intuitive improvements, the structure and meaning emerge naturally.
I think it's a really wise attitude to have to telling stories and making art. But I have been struggling with reconciling this with how we often work in the TV industry, and how we're often encouraged to work in screenwriting; that is: conceive of an idea within an existing commercial shape (legal drama, sitcom etc), outline it with rigorous attention to things like acts and structure, often speaking in terms of 'active characters' and midpoints etc.
To take a specific example, Craig Mazin's "How to Write a Movie" episode of Script Notes encourages us (roughly) to have a clear narrative argument, and to guide our hero through that argument by designing story that will test them against that argument.
To me, that seems the opposite of Saunders' way of thinking (don't plan too much, start writing, and follow the energy). Saunders' way makes me excited and gets me at my desk writing, but Mazin's way feels more rigorous and more likely to create a successful screenplay.
I guess it's really just the classic vomit vs planning dilemma, but I would be very interested to hear if anyone else has thought about this, and where you've found the most useful place to write from.
I had a big fin gouge ding which I’ve cut out and filled with qcell. the colour is so off - bright white against the yellow. Ive read some confusing stuff online about pigments added to redit or spray painting. What can I do that’s easy and cheap to make this as neat as poss
I’ve been doing my own repairs and gotten ok at it. I have boards that are epoxy and one that’s PU. I currently have a bunch of epoxy resin for repairs which I use on both. I have a bottle of mw wax which I used to make hot coats for a final sheen on PU repairs. I don’t know if this is specific to PU, or can it be added to epoxy resin too? from the guides I’ve read for epoxy repairs, you don’t need these waxes. Is that right?
Hi - thanks in advance for help. I'm relatively experienced with basic bike maintenance, but I've never seen anything like this: on my newish bike, when I am not pedalling, the chain starts to bounce around, with the rear derailleur swinging back and forth. If I back pedal, the rear derailleur also gets a bit jumpy and stuck. What might cause this? B screw? bent derailleur?