Christopher Paolini

Great video:

If you're trying to plot/write a story, this pure gold. Highly recommended.

Interesting video. True story: I once talked with a physicist who was utterly unable to conceive of anything but the prevailing orthodoxy. Even when I asked them to "imagine, what if", it was as if they physically (ha!) couldn't do it. No creativity.

I don't know about y'all ... but I'm really enjoying #TheRingsOfPower It's amazing that this sort of fantasy can be made as a TV show these days. If I could have seen this when I was fourteen, my mind would have been blown. Gives me hope for Eragon.