I’m so bored. Completely bored. Utterly and entirely bored, because writing is probably the biggest buzz of boredome I have ever experienced (jk). On this week’s episode of How to Write good, I talk about how writing is not a glamorous endeavor. Good writing does not come from sudden flashes of genius that send the […]

Changes to English are subtle. It takes about 500 years for a language to completely change, but within a generation it changes enough to make a difference. In this episode, I talk about how reflecting on past writers is important to building the skill of writing, but too many people see mimicking others as the

Shakespeare is heralded as the top writer in English, but I just think most people have convinced themselves they like him when they really don’t. On this 46th Episode of How to Write Good, I discuss the elevating issues in the plays of Shakespea… No, I don’t. On this week’s episode, I discuss how I

Writing your first book is a daunting task, especially when you look back at what you’ve written and see it ain’t that good. But you’re in good company. Today I have a writer of historical fiction, Clint Gilman. Clint and I talk about the writing process and crappy first drafts. If you enjoy this episode,

Difficulties in life are inevitable. Pain is inevitable. Suffering, inevitable. But writing can help us understand the entropy and do something with it. This week ​may actually be relevant to more people than writers. I talk about difficulties in life and the power of writing to take chaos and distill even the most disordered emotions

How to become a better writer is something we are all trying to do as writers. Why would we not want to be better writers? In this episode, I talk about my own journey as a writer. I have been thinking about stepping out and taking risks despite the chance of failure. In particular, I

Nihilism and literature is a focus that has become prominent in our culture. This is epitomized in the television show of Rick and Morty.  This week I talk about ideas presented in the TV show, ​Rick and Morty. In the show, the universe and humans are presented as meaningless. After talking at some length about

The creative process is both valued and disregarded in many areas of our culture. One situation where creativity is need but disregarded is in business. This week on How to Write Good, I talk about bad storytelling and bad art. What is the culprit? Avoiding risk. Authors who make it big lose their edge because

Types of musicians are not what I think of often, but this week’s podcast guest informs me of the different types of musicians and how they write. Evan Swonke, guitarist and leadsinger of the Colonnades, guests on this week’s episode of How to Write Good. We talk about his musical genre, why he writes music,