We are a band of writers, creators, innovators, seekers, and gurus.
We span the globe from China, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, South Africa, and France to Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the US, India, and the UK.
The power of what we offer is awesome. We are storytellers and poets, filmmakers and advertising whiz kids, marketing geni, romance writers, horror afficianados, action junkies, hardcore dramatists, and musicians.
You harness this energy and we can save your cineplex, sell your innovative car that is only an idea on a drawing board, write a better resume. We can frame the argument in a way that grabs you, and make you cry or laugh or think… at will.
We are working in your basement, at the next table in your corner coffee shop, in the bus going down your street, early in the morning, on a break at lunch, and late at night while everyone else is sleeping.
We are armed and ready with the most dangerous weapon on this earth: the truth. And we are forging new ideas right now in the orange-hot furnace of our imaginations, pounding on the iron to sharpen the edges, ignoring the heat in favor of the light, and the sparks, and the danger of creating something a little scary.
It’s easy. And it’s hard. And it’s beautiful. And it’s hard. And it’s lovely. And it’s breathtaking. And it’s hard.
And we love it.
We love it because you can not take it away from us. Because it’s ours, our way, at least for now.
And we are learning more every day, and chalking up experience, and insight, and talent, and tips for what works and what doesn’t, and even a bad day is a great day, because no matter what happens to what we make, if we just push our knowledge forward one little bit, we retain the wisdom of what we have learned.
And any minute we will walk up to you smiling, and plop down the clipping of our latest triumph, or deliver the pages that are now suddenly bound between two covers, or hand you a ticket for the show we made.
We will show you our cards that we’ve been holding all along, and let you know why we were smiling.
Because we have been building something all along, a monument that cannot be torn down.
And it is as glorious as glorious gets and we’re just doing our job… the one we were meant to do.
We are unherd-able and yet we are everywhere!
Me-freekin’-ow!
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You drove us to this.
You showed us a world of images and words that touched our hearts and souls, and made us yearn to contribute to that place. Then, as the years passed, the world you showed us changed — became filled with “writing by committee” and “marketing strategies” and “demographic targeting.”
You stopped giving us great stories.
And so, we picked up where you left off. We continued the fight, knowing that the odds were against us, knowing that our words might never be heard, our images never seen.
But we did not give up.
And now, as you stand there in befuddlement, wondering who we are, where we came from, and how we do what we do, all we ask is that you either join with us to see what incredible magic we can weave for your world — or that you step aside and let us pass.
The world has changed, and we have changed. The Gatekeeper has lost his power, and more and more cracks are appearing in the walls that you have built to keep us out.
We are coming and we will not be stopped.
(AUTHOR’S NOTE: In the event that the CIA is intercepting this, I did not mean to imply that there is an actual army planning a takeover. It’s a metaphor and I’m pretty sure that we can’t be punished for being metaphorical.)
Didn’t Malcolm X say “the chickens came home to roost”…in reference to the Kennedy Assassination…and what happened to him… need I say more?
that comment was meant for Rob’s AUTHOR’S NOTE…in case anyone was wondering…
In selling, it is well understood that “Facts tell, but Stories sell.”
Why?
Because people buy on emotion, but back it up with logic.
So next time you pitching your idea, for get the logic and tell them a great story.
Blake, that post should have been accompanied by a musical score!
Yes, we are like Jedi whose pens are mightier than their lightsabers.
But are we truly unherd-able? These cowboys may beg to differ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWymXNPaU7g
“We guard you while you sleep. Do not f*ck with us.”
The first rule of Write Club: You do not walk away from Write Club.
I’m getting a vision…
London countryside. An ethereal mist drifts above still water. Sunlight breaks the horizon illuminates an angelic lady, part water part light. In her hands the legendary instrument of destiny, Arthur’s gleaming sword, which she delivers anew to Merlin, no, wait, it’s Blake… Dude, they are so not letting you on the plane with that thing.
Howl, cats, howl! Strut when you want to, sleep when you want to, and fzzzzt! in the face who say you can’t do what you’re doing!
Cat nation!
thanks for the inspiration. just what I needed on this rainy day..
This one went up on the wall last night. Blake, add “motivational guru” to your resume and just write the book already, wouldja?? My wall is getting full! :D
Blake, you are, by far, one of the most positive people on the planet. In little more than three weeks’ time I’ll finally get to meet you, and that both thrills and scares the bejeebers outta me. (Heck, my stomach just flipped typing that.) Here’s to you, sir.
Just to reiterate the taking the world by storm. It’s amazing how many people “in the business” are now Cat-a-philes. I was at lunch with a writer-director type earlier this week and the waitress asked him for advice on her writing career. His advice “get the save the cat series of books”. Obvious to me, but I had no idea he was in the club also, as he has been doing this writing thing for a long time.
Thank you, Blake. I needed this right about now. This wonderful post is getting printed off and put up all over the house.
Inspirational, motivational, positive, YES!!!
Wonderful post, dear Blake, keep it going!!
Looking forward to meet you again in London!
Yours, Salva!
Hi Blake,
Oh yeah, we have you to thank for un-herdable as much as for our new insights and boosted creativity.
Respectfully, Orlanda