Hollywood sucks. And by that, I mean it puts out so many movies that are trash. Why have there been so many bad movies, and why do we keep on going? On this episode of How to Write Good I talk about how Hollywood sucks with its plethora of remakes, sequels, and based-on-a-true-story movies that […]

In writing, as in most creative endeavors, patience is a requirement. On this week’s episode of How to Write Good, I talk about how taking your time can help you write better as well as a strategy for starting out slow and developing writing stamina. If you enjoy this episode, here are some others you

Discouragement is felt by almost everyone. It is difficult to do something new, and it is completely human to doubt that your are capable.  We take a break from writing rules on this week’s episode of How to Write Good to talk about discouragement and realizing that success happens overnight for very few. We discuss

People get bored quickly. This is something obvious in our world. When writing, you need to take people’s boredom into consideration.  We continue with the rules for How to Write Good. Join me as I talk about Mad Max, musical dynamics, and loud noises on this week’s episode of How to Write Good. If you

Long distance relationships are difficult, but 7000Apart how found a way to span the distance. And music is a part of their story.  On this week’s episode of HTWG, I have the honor to host the musical duo 7000 Apart. Not only a musical duo, they are husband and wife, and we talk about everything

Paragraphs convey a single idea or experience. Some think this is the case for sentences, but I think this is the function of the paragraph. On this week’s episode of How to Write Good, I talk about how paragraphs should be used to convey ideas. How should sentences fit into specific paragraphs? How should paragraphs

Every writing tool is useful. Many disregard certain parts of speech in writing. But if something exists in the language, I think it is there for a reason.  One of my biggest pet peeves in writing is when a writer tells me I shouldn’t do something or use a specific word, whether this writer is

Use the reader’s imagination. Writing is an amazing artform because it requires readers to engage with the text. The reader is part of the process.  We have gone through the first five and most important rules for writing. Now, we continue by talking about rules that apply to creative writing more specifically. For Rule #6,

If you can’t see it, you can’t make your readers see it. If you can’t see it, you can’t write about it, so it’s important to know what you are conveying. For Rule #5, I talk about the necessity of knowing what you are talking about when you are writing. If you want to write

Appeal to the senses. We exist within a world of senses. We can certainly convey things without using them, but it is much easier if we use this tool.   Rule #4 makes its debut on How to Write Good this week. Why is it so much better to read something that is describing something you