Laughter is said to be the best medicine. I don’t know if that is true. I suspect it isn’t. Though it is probably not the best medicine, laughter, humor, satire, adn parody are an important part of society. On this week’s episode of How to Write Good, I talk about the importance of satire and […]
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The Search for Hosea As Daniel pulled the door shut with a thud, the first raindrops began to fall, and he peered into the graying day. “Was planning on cleaning the basement today.” Daniel’s mother sighed in disappointment. She muttered something to herself that Daniel could not understand. “I guess you always end
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The power of storytelling is significant. In our society, storytelling is often seen as something that is extra in life, instead of something essential. When I talk about stories, I wonder what use stories are within the human experience. I think I was thinking about it wrong. I saw stories as something extra in life,
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You can’t do it alone. If you think about this, it is simple. If you are a writer, you, at the very least, need someone who wants to read what you write. Every person has a different life. Some people start out with more benefits. Some start out with less. Those who don’t seem to
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What is truth? The question is at least two thousand years old. In art, we talk abou it quite often, but this is different than the philosopher’s. I think truth is an important thing. I think telling the truth is an important thing. But you have probably heard me talk about it when you right
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Character development seems to be straightforward. You think up a character, and you write that character. But developing good characters isn’t so easy. By now you probably know that I think every piece of writing is a little elusive. This week, I try to get to the heart of what makes characters in fiction good.
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Crafting a good plot seems simple, but it is not as simple as grabbing a plot outline and filling it in without ever comes to your mind. I often see writers who rely too heavily on plot outlines. These writers are often newer to the field. When you are looking at crafting a good plot,
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This Item of Power Ezekiel groaned. He looked at the front door of the shop. He looked at the garbled shapes of letters painted on the glass. “Welcome,” the door read, but Ezekiel only knew what it said because of the countless times he had pulled open the door himself. Ezekiel’s eyes wandered from
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What is art? In this day and age, someone might put a piece of art in front of you, and you might have to ask, “What is that?” In these week’s episode I take another look at art. I was recently working on another project that required me to dive into what art is. When
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I think we focus on the wrong thing. We narrow our sights down to specifics, when we should really be looking at principles. I run into a lot of questions about “how” to do specific things when writing. I believe it is important to understand the craft of writing and storytelling well, but I think
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