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Douglas Carlton Abrams Revealed
About Douglas Carlton Abrams
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Previous occupations:I was an editor at UC Press and at HarperCollins before starting Idea Architects, my own media development company.
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Favorite job:I love both writing my own novels and helping visionaries bring their wisdom to the general public.
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High school and/or college:Stuyvesant High School in NY and Stanford University in CA.
Revealing Questions
- Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
- A. Full of unexpected joy, love, and unforeseen learning.
- Q. What is your motto or maxim?
- A. In Heaven (if there is one), we are held accountable for every joy we failed to taste.
- Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
- A. Having the right amount of the right stuff: love, passion, challenge, meaning.
- Q. What’s your greatest fear?
- A. That our species will not be intelligent enough to save our precious planet
- Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
- A. Right where I am.
- Q. With whom in history do you most identify?
- A. Ben Franklin
- Q. Which living person do you most admire?
- A. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- Q. What is your greatest achievement?
- A. Having gotten to work with some of the world's greatest visionaries.
- Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
- A. My perfectionism.
- Q. What’s your best quality?
- A. My desire to help transform the world into a better place for us all.
- Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
- A. Playing with my children.
On Books and Writing
- Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
- A. Read and study "Story" by Robert McKee and go to his seminar if you can.
- Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
- A. I couldn't put it down.
