“Make them round, make them deep” January 2025

Karaoke, power in the media, paying attention, legacy fundraising, informed consent, brand, non-profit messaging, Sam Neill, more potatoes.

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In Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow, ‘make them round, make them deep’ is Steve Almond instruction for creating good characters. It’s a snappy sense-check. Is the person you’re quoting or evoking one dimensional or multifaceted? If you don’t have the material to represent them as round and deep, you probably shouldn’t be telling their st…