This Force, by troth, I'll never comprehend! It doth control and also doth obey? And 'tis within and yet it is beyond, 'Tis both inside and yet outside one's self? What paradox! What fickle-natur'd pow'r! Aye: frailty, thy name-- belike--is Force.

O help/ Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, help. Thou art/ Mine only hope. -Leia Organa

True it is,/ That these are not the droids for which thou search'st. -Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

I do think any modern storyteller is influenced by the stories we all grow up with and become familiar with, our shared cultural narratives.

I pray thee, sir, forgive me for the mess/And whether I shot first, I'll not confess. - Han Solo

Trying to write while I'm distracted definitely doesn't work for me. I'm also a compulsive saver of my files, so every writing session ends with me emailing what I've written to myself, just in case.

I do a lot of writing in my capacity as the creative director for a marketing agency. These days, though, I'm trying to write a little bit most evenings just to keep the creative juices flowing.