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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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
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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
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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
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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
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