Connell Barrett
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I'll call her Sabrina.
Sabrina was at a coffee shop.
We were sitting next to each other at a coffee shop.
This is back when I was a journalist.
I was working for Sports Illustrated and for magazines and Time Inc.
And I had a bunch of magazines with me.
And I was doing some work on the weekend.
And I looked over and saw this very pretty brunette.
And she had...
She had her laptop out.
She was typing on her laptop.
But really what I observed was she had a how-to writing book.
It's called Bang the Keys.
It's a writing book called Bang the Keys.
I just noticed she's got a book about writing.
So I observed that and then I asked her a question about it.
I said, hey, pardon me, is that a writing book?
Are you here writing something creative?
Boom.
Instant, instant conversation starter.