Clickbait is annoying, but clickbait has always existed in some form, especially in books. The purpose of a book title is to get you to pick it up. In these week’s episode, I bring you the electrifying topic of book titles. I talk about the purpose of a title, several ways of titling books, and […]
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Is photography art? In a world where everything creative is considered art, I think it is important to tease out whether we should label art as such. In this episode I look at whether photography should be classified as art, how society looks at art, and why I believe that art needs boundaries. Join as
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Abstract objects are ideas that exist within our mind that seem to need to exist in the world apart from people. Today, we talk about how that would work. Vince Jacobson guests and delves into the philosophy behind abstractions and why certain non-physical entities may need to exist apart from the temporal and physical world.
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The R Word is an attempt of those in the mental health field to push people away from using a specific way. Those who are doing this misunderstand language. In this episode, I talk about the paradigm behind why people think it is important to change the words society (specifically the use of “the r
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The shape of stories has been well-explained by Vonnegut in the past. Musical theories have shown the flow of music. Today, I go over how these are related and discuss why music and storytelling are similar and unique in contrast to more traditional forms of art. If you enjoy this episode, here are some others
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Character building is a necessity of writing a book. One of the reasons it is so important is because the central piece of a story is the character. On this week’s episode of How to Write Good, I look at character building in a story and why I think they may be the key to
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Artists are important Creativity is a useful skill, but there are many who use creativity to make things without use (i.e. art). Today, we see if art is good for anything. Art permeates our culture, but does it have a use? Or is it just something for entertainment? If you enjoy this episode, here are
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Write drunk edit sober is a piece of writing advice attributed to Ernest Hemingway. Because of the author’s high standing among writing, this classic adage is even taken to heart by professional writers. But it is likely not the best way to create a solid artistic or literary work. If you enjoy this episode, here
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Human communication is an anomaly. This communication is through language, and this language allows us to understand others. Which is amazing. I piggyback off of last week’s topic to talk more about how unbelievable it is that two people are able to communicate. If you enjoy this episode, here are some others you might find
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Character development or character building can be a difficult endeavor. One question we need to ask about this process if whether our characters can or should be annoying. Should characters be annoying? Is it good writing when you hate a character? If you enjoy this episode, here are some others you might find interesting: On
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