This is my video tribute to a great conversation between John Gruber and Merlin Mann. It may seem like their talk is for geek bloggers, but I say that it is valuable for *anyone* who creates *anything*. Here is how it has affected me as a neurotic novelist.

For more info about this and other presentations, see yuvizalkow.com

After you check out the video, you should read John Gruber's preface to this talk here: daringfireball.net/2009/03/obsession_times_voice

And if you didn't already click through to the audio link via Gruber's site, you can get to the audio file directly from Merlin's blog here: 43folders.com/2009/03/25/blogs-turbocharged

(My full blog post at Writer Unboxed is here: bit.ly/nri5vX)