How to Write Good
By Daniel Poppie
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The writing podcast that isn't about how to write. Looking at writing, creativity, and other artforms through a philosophical and lighthearted lens.
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Steal Shakespeare's Strategy
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Your Storytelling Goals Will Direct Your Writing
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Doing Weird Stuff in Your Writing
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Words You Don't Know
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Using Words You Don't Like
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Making Your Writing Easy to Read
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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The Reader Will Fill in the Gaps
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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The Place Artists Take In Society
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Six Month Projects
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Words on the Tip of Your Tongue
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Should you stick to one genre?
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Follow Your Own Writing Rules
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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How the Publishing Industry Should Work
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Write for Non-Writers
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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The Goal of Writing
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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The Importance of Self-Forgetfulness when Writing
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Fantasy is Another World
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Politics in Fiction
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Music Follows Language
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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The Through-Line of a Story
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Internet Addiction
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Daily Minimums
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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The Compost of Imagination
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Should you write what you know?
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Start with the Bad Idea
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Working in Layers as You Write
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Don't Worry About Being Original
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Writing Follows the Sound of Language
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Using Memory and Writing the Little Details
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Will Quantity Make Up For Quality?
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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From Where Does Art Originate?
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Is Writing Just about what to Omit?
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Setting Aside Time to Write
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Building Yourself Up to the Writing Process
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Write Even What You Won't Use
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Should we Work in Short Chapters?
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Is Writing Anything Better than Writing Nothing?
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Should You Kill Your Darlings?
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Another Strategy for Writing Dialogue
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Should You Omit Unneeded Words?
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Three Strategies for Writing Characters
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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How to Start Tension in Your Story
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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1st vs 3rd Person
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Fall In Love with Learning
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Why Writing Frustrates You
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Should you use tropes?
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Invisible Writing
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Writing for the Sake of Writing
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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There Is No Muse
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Teasing Out Your Story
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Why do people read books?
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Directing the Plot of Your Story
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Four Practices to Better Writing
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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You Write Alone
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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The Value of Bad Art
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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How is Writing Different than Speaking
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Luck Doesn't Make a Good Book
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Publish Early; Publish Often
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Should I be a Writer?
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Fiction is Based on Oral Storytelling
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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But How do I Edit that Dang First Draft?
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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When Arguments are a Good Thing
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Building Statements Off of Definitions
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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The Importance of Definitions when Writing
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Logic can Help you Write Better
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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What is Good Writing?
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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My Opposition to False Victories in Stories
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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The Uniqueness of Metaphor
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Five Tips for Developing the Habit of Writing
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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The Story is at the Center of Thinking
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Is the Book Done?
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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What to Put in Your Chapters
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Editing is Writing
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Seven Point Story Structure
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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The Five Act Story Structure
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Writing Side Characters
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Knowing How to End
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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A New Way to Look at Dialogue
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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The Three Parts of a Story
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Describing things as They are Experienced
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Writing Your First Sentence
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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A Painless Approach to Editing
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Write the Little Details
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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A New Way to Look at Action
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Each Paragraph is a Thought
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Character Motivation
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Creating Tension in Your Story
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Invisible Transitions
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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The Necessary Space Between the Writing
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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An Easy Way to Plot Your Book
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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A New Way to Understand Hooks
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Should You Outline Your Book?
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Five Tips When Writing Characters
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Character Motivation vs. Character Goal: They Are Not the Same Thing
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Drafting a Book Without Going Insane: A Way to Actually Get Your First Draft Written
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Earning Character Development
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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What is tension? (The Foundation of Making Your Writing Suspenseful)
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Creating Characters: Three Ways to Find Ideas for Your Characters
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Character Development is Second; Choosing the Right Character is First
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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An Easy Form of Character Development in Your Writing
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Developing Unique Story Ideas
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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World Building: Three Strategies and One Core Principle
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Story Ideas: The 5 Best Places to Find Them
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Endless Story Ideas: Approaching Life as a Creative
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Art in the Margins
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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The Importance of Understanding Your Culture
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Is the Character Right for the Story?
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Every Word Full of Meaning
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Skinny Writing
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Begging the Question
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Literary Analysis
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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The Importance of Craft Part 3
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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The Importance of Craft Part 2
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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The Importance of Craft Part 1
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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The Importance of Knowing and Understanding History Part 3
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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The Importance of Knowing and Understanding History Part 2
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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The Importance of Knowing and Understanding History Part 1
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Writing with Both Your Brains
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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Plot Structure and Treading the Same Ground
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Art Lives in Two Worlds
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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The Importance of a Routine
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Get Rid of Your Power Tools
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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Don't Give Up Your Life for Writing
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Archetypes and Character Writing
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Realistic vs. Realism
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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Knitting Your Own Writing Clothes
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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World Building Disease
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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Shifting the Artistic Paradigm
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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Spotlighting Yourself as a Writer
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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The Right Words Do Not Exist
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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Fall Out of Love with Your Work
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Advice I Would Give My Younger Self
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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Perfectionism and Hindered Growth
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Straw Man Arguments and Your Approach to Characters
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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Writing Is Hypnotism
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Aug 21, 2019 |
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Satire and Parody
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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What Story Are We Telling Anyway?
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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You Can't Do It Alone, and You Don't Have To
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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What Is Truth: Truth vs Truth
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Jul 24, 2019 |
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Character Development: Character Development and Good Characters
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Crafting a Good Plot: Pitfalls and Solutions to a Good Story
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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What is Art? How Should We Define it?
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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On Writing Well and What Good Writing Is
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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How to Find Story Ideas: Idea Generation and Writing
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Jun 19, 2019 |
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Go the Extra Mile: Do Hard Things
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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How to Write the Beginning of a Book
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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Making Music is a Team Sport with Hypheria
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May 29, 2019 |
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The Book is Better than the Movie: Why You Should Read
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May 22, 2019 |
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What is Wrong with Millennials: Why they are Hated
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May 15, 2019 |
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Being an Entrepreneur and a Writer
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May 08, 2019 |
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Scientific Thinking and Creative Writing
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May 01, 2019 |
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Human Connection, Burgers, and Metaphor w/ Igor Leal
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Reading like a Writer by Reading like a Reader
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Apr 17, 2019 |
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Rule #14 Write What You Want to Read
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet - Chapter Five
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Connecting with Others and Language
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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Atheist Arguments and Arguments for God with Vince
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Mar 27, 2019 |
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Video games and What they can Teach about Storytelling
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Mar 20, 2019 |
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Rule #13 Enjoy Writing Bad Drafts
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Mar 13, 2019 |
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How to Write Dialogue: Creating Nuanced Speech
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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Music Development and Father Jacob with The Band Eden
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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Having Children: Writing and Being Better
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Feb 20, 2019 |
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Rule #12 Creativity is a Habit
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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Cult of Personality, Author Headshots, Demigod Culture
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Feb 06, 2019 |
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Changes in Music Culture with Evan Swonke
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Empathy: Putting Yourself in Another's Shoes
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Jan 23, 2019 |
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Rule #11 Collect Pennies
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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Failing, Rebooting, and Starting Over
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet: Chapter One
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Jan 08, 2019 |
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Hollywood Sucks and Why We Go to the Movies
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Jan 02, 2019 |
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Rule #10 Take Your Time
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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Discouragement: The Difficulties of Being a Writer
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Dec 12, 2018 |
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Rule #9 People Get Bored Quickly
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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Long Distance Relationships with 7000 Apart
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Nov 28, 2018 |
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Rule #8 Paragraphs Convey a Single Idea or Experience
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Rule #7 Every Writing Tool Is Useful for Something; Some Are More Useful than Others
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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Rule #6 Use the Reader's Imagination
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Nov 07, 2018 |
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Rule # 5 If You Can't See It, You Can't Make Your Readers See It
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Rule #4 Appeal to the Senses
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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Rule #3 People Have Short Memories
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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Rule #2 Grammar Serves Meaning
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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Rule #1 Writing Follows Language
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Why Do People Like Horror with Peter Laws
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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I'm So Bored: The Normal, the Mundane, and Writing
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Changes to English: A Distinct Language than Your Father
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Shakespeare Effect: Classic Literature, Double Standards
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Writing Your First Book: The First Draft w/ Clint
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Difficulties in Life: Creating Order Through Art
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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How to Become a Better Writer: Create New Things
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Nihilism and Literature: Rick and Morty and the Empty
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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The Creative Process and the Corporate Machine
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Types of Musicians, Writing Music, and Wizards w/ Evan
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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Fantasy Literature and its Importance in Culture
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Early Childhood Forgetfulness: Mythology and Creativity
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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American Culture and Creativity in America
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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Character Change: The Count of Monte Cristo-Emily Brady
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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The Power of Metaphor: Metaphor and Human Connection
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Jun 20, 2018 |
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Learning from Failure: Failing, Creativity, and Growth
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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Anxiety and Creativity: How to Destroy Lateral Thinking
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Jun 06, 2018 |
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How to Write a Novel: Story Development w/ David Stewart
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May 23, 2018 |
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Egocentrism: Creative Writing and Perspective Taking
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May 16, 2018 |
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Short Term Memory Capacity and Creative Writing
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May 09, 2018 |
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Benefits of Reading: Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451
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May 02, 2018 |
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Get Rich: Chris Tells Us About Building Wealth
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Apr 25, 2018 |
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Octavarium, Artistic Motif, & Cyclical Creative Writing Pt 2
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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Octavarium, Artistic Motif, & Cyclical Creative Writing Pt 1
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Apr 11, 2018 |
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Fandom: Geek Culture and Obsession Part 3
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Debate, Argument, and Conflict with Seth
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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Fandom: Geek Culture and Obsession Part 2
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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Fandom: Geek Culture and Obsession Part 1
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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What is Science Fiction: The Non-Genre Genre
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Mar 07, 2018 |
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The Creative Process with Daniel Fehr
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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Literary Analysis: Literature and Its Analysis
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Clickbait Book Titles: Good Book Titles and Bad
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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Is Photography Art? Exploring the Boundaries of Art
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Feb 07, 2018 |
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Abstract Objects and their Necessity with Vince
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Jan 31, 2018 |
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The R Word: Self Censorship and the Word Meaning
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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The Shape of Stories and Music: Connections in Art
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Jan 17, 2018 |
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Character Building: Good Fictional Characters and Stories
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Jan 10, 2018 |
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Creativity and Practicality: Is Art Good for Anything
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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Write Drunk, Edit Sober: The Erring Advice of Hemingway
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Dec 27, 2017 |
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Human Communication: Language and Understand Others
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Dec 20, 2017 |
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Character Development: Should Characters Be Annoying?
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Dec 13, 2017 |
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Be Original? : Trying to Do Something Novel Is Overrated
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Dec 06, 2017 |
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Creativity vs. Imagination: Your Kids are Terrible Artists
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Nov 28, 2017 |
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Am I Writing Enough: What Makes Me a Writer?
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Nov 22, 2017 |
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Your Teacher Was Wrong About Themes in Literature
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Nov 15, 2017 |
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Super Mario > Duchamp: The Decline of 20th Century Art
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Nov 08, 2017 |
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How to Think: The Importance of Logic
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Nov 01, 2017 |
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Writers Block: Is there any way to get the words on the page?
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Oct 25, 2017 |
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The Power of Storytelling: Why Do We Enjoy Stories?
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Oct 20, 2017 |