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How to Write Good — 231 episodes
Steal Shakespeare's Strategy
Your Storytelling Goals Will Direct Your Writing
Doing Weird Stuff in Your Writing
Words You Don't Know
Using Words You Don't Like
Making Your Writing Easy to Read
The Reader Will Fill in the Gaps
The Place Artists Take In Society
Six Month Projects
Words on the Tip of Your Tongue
Should you stick to one genre?
Follow Your Own Writing Rules
How the Publishing Industry Should Work
Write for Non-Writers
The Goal of Writing
The Importance of Self-Forgetfulness when Writing
Fantasy is Another World
Politics in Fiction
Music Follows Language
The Through-Line of a Story
Internet Addiction
Daily Minimums
The Compost of Imagination
Should you write what you know?
Start with the Bad Idea
Working in Layers as You Write
Don't Worry About Being Original
Writing Follows the Sound of Language
Using Memory and Writing the Little Details
Will Quantity Make Up For Quality?
From Where Does Art Originate?
Is Writing Just about what to Omit?
Setting Aside Time to Write
Building Yourself Up to the Writing Process
Write Even What You Won't Use
Should we Work in Short Chapters?
Is Writing Anything Better than Writing Nothing?
Should You Kill Your Darlings?
Another Strategy for Writing Dialogue
Should You Omit Unneeded Words?
Three Strategies for Writing Characters
How to Start Tension in Your Story
1st vs 3rd Person
Fall In Love with Learning
Why Writing Frustrates You
Should you use tropes?
Invisible Writing
Writing for the Sake of Writing
There Is No Muse
Teasing Out Your Story
Why do people read books?
Directing the Plot of Your Story
Four Practices to Better Writing
You Write Alone
The Value of Bad Art
How is Writing Different than Speaking
Luck Doesn't Make a Good Book
Publish Early; Publish Often
Should I be a Writer?
Fiction is Based on Oral Storytelling
But How do I Edit that Dang First Draft?
When Arguments are a Good Thing
Building Statements Off of Definitions
The Importance of Definitions when Writing
Logic can Help you Write Better
What is Good Writing?
My Opposition to False Victories in Stories
The Uniqueness of Metaphor
Five Tips for Developing the Habit of Writing
The Story is at the Center of Thinking
Is the Book Done?
What to Put in Your Chapters
Editing is Writing
Seven Point Story Structure
The Five Act Story Structure
Writing Side Characters
Knowing How to End
A New Way to Look at Dialogue
The Three Parts of a Story
Describing things as They are Experienced
Writing Your First Sentence
A Painless Approach to Editing
Write the Little Details
A New Way to Look at Action
Each Paragraph is a Thought
Character Motivation
Creating Tension in Your Story
Invisible Transitions
The Necessary Space Between the Writing
An Easy Way to Plot Your Book
A New Way to Understand Hooks
Should You Outline Your Book?
Five Tips When Writing Characters
Character Motivation vs. Character Goal: They Are Not the Same Thing
Drafting a Book Without Going Insane: A Way to Actually Get Your First Draft Written
Earning Character Development
What is tension? (The Foundation of Making Your Writing Suspenseful)
Creating Characters: Three Ways to Find Ideas for Your Characters
Character Development is Second; Choosing the Right Character is First
An Easy Form of Character Development in Your Writing
Developing Unique Story Ideas
World Building: Three Strategies and One Core Principle
Story Ideas: The 5 Best Places to Find Them
Endless Story Ideas: Approaching Life as a Creative
Art in the Margins
The Importance of Understanding Your Culture
Is the Character Right for the Story?
Every Word Full of Meaning
Skinny Writing
Begging the Question
Literary Analysis
The Importance of Craft Part 3
The Importance of Craft Part 2
The Importance of Craft Part 1
The Importance of Knowing and Understanding History Part 3
The Importance of Knowing and Understanding History Part 2
The Importance of Knowing and Understanding History Part 1
Writing with Both Your Brains
Plot Structure and Treading the Same Ground
Art Lives in Two Worlds
The Importance of a Routine
Get Rid of Your Power Tools
Don't Give Up Your Life for Writing
Archetypes and Character Writing
Realistic vs. Realism
Knitting Your Own Writing Clothes
World Building Disease
Shifting the Artistic Paradigm
Spotlighting Yourself as a Writer
The Right Words Do Not Exist
Fall Out of Love with Your Work
Advice I Would Give My Younger Self
Perfectionism and Hindered Growth
Straw Man Arguments and Your Approach to Characters
Writing Is Hypnotism
Satire and Parody
What Story Are We Telling Anyway?
You Can't Do It Alone, and You Don't Have To
What Is Truth: Truth vs Truth
Character Development: Character Development and Good Characters
Crafting a Good Plot: Pitfalls and Solutions to a Good Story
What is Art? How Should We Define it?
On Writing Well and What Good Writing Is
How to Find Story Ideas: Idea Generation and Writing
Go the Extra Mile: Do Hard Things
How to Write the Beginning of a Book
Making Music is a Team Sport with Hypheria
The Book is Better than the Movie: Why You Should Read
What is Wrong with Millennials: Why they are Hated
Being an Entrepreneur and a Writer
Scientific Thinking and Creative Writing
Human Connection, Burgers, and Metaphor w/ Igor Leal
Reading like a Writer by Reading like a Reader
Rule #14 Write What You Want to Read
One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet - Chapter Five
Connecting with Others and Language
Atheist Arguments and Arguments for God with Vince
Video games and What they can Teach about Storytelling
Rule #13 Enjoy Writing Bad Drafts
How to Write Dialogue: Creating Nuanced Speech
Music Development and Father Jacob with The Band Eden
Having Children: Writing and Being Better
Rule #12 Creativity is a Habit
Cult of Personality, Author Headshots, Demigod Culture
Changes in Music Culture with Evan Swonke
Empathy: Putting Yourself in Another's Shoes
Rule #11 Collect Pennies
Failing, Rebooting, and Starting Over
One Last Toast for Ebenezer Fleet: Chapter One
Hollywood Sucks and Why We Go to the Movies
Rule #10 Take Your Time
Discouragement: The Difficulties of Being a Writer
Rule #9 People Get Bored Quickly
Long Distance Relationships with 7000 Apart
Rule #8 Paragraphs Convey a Single Idea or Experience
Rule #7 Every Writing Tool Is Useful for Something; Some Are More Useful than Others
Rule #6 Use the Reader's Imagination
Rule # 5 If You Can't See It, You Can't Make Your Readers See It
Rule #4 Appeal to the Senses
Rule #3 People Have Short Memories
Rule #2 Grammar Serves Meaning
Rule #1 Writing Follows Language
Why Do People Like Horror with Peter Laws
I'm So Bored: The Normal, the Mundane, and Writing
Changes to English: A Distinct Language than Your Father
Shakespeare Effect: Classic Literature, Double Standards
Writing Your First Book: The First Draft w/ Clint
Difficulties in Life: Creating Order Through Art
How to Become a Better Writer: Create New Things
Nihilism and Literature: Rick and Morty and the Empty
The Creative Process and the Corporate Machine
Types of Musicians, Writing Music, and Wizards w/ Evan
Fantasy Literature and its Importance in Culture
Early Childhood Forgetfulness: Mythology and Creativity
American Culture and Creativity in America
Character Change: The Count of Monte Cristo-Emily Brady
The Power of Metaphor: Metaphor and Human Connection
Learning from Failure: Failing, Creativity, and Growth
Anxiety and Creativity: How to Destroy Lateral Thinking
How to Write a Novel: Story Development w/ David Stewart
Egocentrism: Creative Writing and Perspective Taking
Short Term Memory Capacity and Creative Writing
Benefits of Reading: Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451
Get Rich: Chris Tells Us About Building Wealth
Octavarium, Artistic Motif, & Cyclical Creative Writing Pt 2
Octavarium, Artistic Motif, & Cyclical Creative Writing Pt 1
Fandom: Geek Culture and Obsession Part 3
Debate, Argument, and Conflict with Seth
Fandom: Geek Culture and Obsession Part 2
Fandom: Geek Culture and Obsession Part 1
What is Science Fiction: The Non-Genre Genre
The Creative Process with Daniel Fehr
Literary Analysis: Literature and Its Analysis
Clickbait Book Titles: Good Book Titles and Bad
Is Photography Art? Exploring the Boundaries of Art
Abstract Objects and their Necessity with Vince
The R Word: Self Censorship and the Word Meaning
The Shape of Stories and Music: Connections in Art
Character Building: Good Fictional Characters and Stories
Creativity and Practicality: Is Art Good for Anything
Write Drunk, Edit Sober: The Erring Advice of Hemingway
Human Communication: Language and Understand Others
Character Development: Should Characters Be Annoying?
Be Original? : Trying to Do Something Novel Is Overrated
Creativity vs. Imagination: Your Kids are Terrible Artists
Am I Writing Enough: What Makes Me a Writer?
Your Teacher Was Wrong About Themes in Literature
Super Mario > Duchamp: The Decline of 20th Century Art
How to Think: The Importance of Logic
Writers Block: Is there any way to get the words on the page?
The Power of Storytelling: Why Do We Enjoy Stories?