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How to Write Good — 231 episodes · page 2 of 3
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