What I discovered is I don't like to repeat lead characters because one of the most pleasurable things in a book to me is learning about the lead.
The basic story for Golden Spike is that we discovered a way to create do-it-yourself Apollo programs for other countries.
Back before the Kuiper Belt was discovered, Pluto did look like a misfit that didn't belong with either the terrestrials or the giant planets.
I was discovered, or mentored, by Norman Lear, who plucked me from the grinder of relative obscurity.
When I discovered metaphor and what it meant, I got really excited. That was what really pushed me through into music.
When truth is discovered by someone else, it loses something of its attractiveness.
Other than the 'Sesame Street' soundtrack, which I was obsessed with, the first artist I really felt I'd discovered on my own was Amy Winehouse. She was the first female artist I wanted to write like and sing like and be like.
There's one massive problem with coming from writing novels into screenplays that I've discovered over the years, which is that you've got too much facility on the page.
Boho to me is a first-year student who's just discovered the tie-dye shop.
It would be really great if I discovered a cure for cancer, but it would only be a little bit less great if my neighbor did. So I am pretty happy when my neighbor becomes wealthier, better educated and more innovative. I feel the same about China and India.
