{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Mischief and Mastery","title":"Mischief and Mastery Minisode | When In Doubt, Read: 13 Books to Build Your Creative Compass","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a4ae22df\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":503,"description":"In this short post-holiday episode, Mishu quickly walks through thirteen books that have shaped their artistic life. These are the ones they reread, return to, steal from, and lean on when the world feels loud or the industry feels shaky.\nCreative Practice & Inner Life\nNonviolent Communication — Marshall Rosenberg\nThe War of Art — Steven Pressfield\nThe Artist’s Way — Julia Cameron\nThe Art of Living — Epictetus (interpreted by Sharon Lebell)\nTao Te Ching — translated by Stephen Mitchell\nShowbiz, Film History & Industry Reality Checks\n\n 6. The Great Moviemakers: Conversations with the Masters — George Stevens Jr.\n7. Down and Dirty Pictures — Peter Biskind\n8. Hollywood Economics — Arthur De Vany\n9. Blink of an Eye — Walter Murch\n10. Film/TV Director's Field Manual — Rob Spera\nWriting & Craft\n\n 11. How to Build a Great Screenplay — David Howard\n12. The Screenwriter’s Bible — David Trottier\n13. Dialogue (and Story) — Robert McKee\nA simple gratitude practice can steady the creative life more than any productivity system — and these books are the ones that helped Mishu keep going.\nListen to more episodes at mischiefpod.com and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @mischiefpod\nProduced by @ohhmaybemedia","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Y12awe70X1vOK0fwej8317YDSgn9bkZkrMbL1ieiAB4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNWNh/ZjE1NWNkYzNmMWE3/MDgxOWVmYzBmYzVi/YzQ0ZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}