We are going to deviate from writing itself to talk about an idea that I believe is one of the most important things in life. Most people have children. Some people are good parents, and some parents make me feel sorry for their children. One of the biggest gifts that I think any parent can […]
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Creativity is a habit. There are different viewpoints on what creativity is, but for the sake of developing your writing, I think it is a habit. We continue with my writing rules. I don’t know whether people don’t have much faith in themselves or whether it is used as an excuse, but I have met
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Chapter Three: The Testing of Ezekiel Fleet Part 1 “Hands up!” the man barked. Ezekiel’s hands rose. He stared at the muzzle of the gun. His eyes ran along its gleaming silver barrel. The man’s hands were large. The tips of his fingernails were black. His hands were encrusted with dirt, maybe from
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Chapter Two: Big Jim’s Peanut Butter Bars The milk man’s truck backfired just as it did every morning, and Ezekiel’s eyes popped open. He sat up in bed. He looked out the window. The milk truck backfired again, more quietly as it turned off Ezekiel’s street onto the next. The city was dark. Except
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Cult of personality is something we might not readily notice in our culture, but it is something more than prevalent. And I hate it. I’ve got a (likely) stupid pet peeve. When I was putting together my book, I saw a lot of author headshots. One thing I noticed about these headshots is that they
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Changes in music culture happen every generation. Each generation has their specific type of music. This week, week talk about how music has changed. On this episode of How to Write Good, I have my first guest of the year. Evan Swonke joins me. One thing that has been going through my head has been
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Empathy helps to to navigate within the world in a peaceful way. Our level of empathy affects everything we do, and it affect writing as well. Recently, there was a controversy around the actor Bryan Cranston. The actor who played in Malcolm in the Middle and more recently in Breaking Bad starred in a movie
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Collect pennies. This is a piece of writing advice that people don’t consider, because this act takes place when you are not writing. This week on How to Write Good, I continue with my rules. Sometimes, I run into something that I continue to go back to again and again. One of the things that
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This week on How to Write Good, I talk about starting over. One of my biggest fears is that I am doing something wrong and that I am going to find years down the road that because I have been doing something wrong, I will have wasted my time. I think a lot of people
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Chapter One: Russet, Dying Day The car breaks squealed as Hosea pressed the pedal. He turned the wheel and felt the front right tire scrape against the curb. His foot pushed harder. The vehicle gave a slight jerk before it settled. “You seem nervous,” She said. He nodded. He stared out the windshield.
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