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How to Write Good

How to Write Good

231 Episodes • By Daniel Poppie • www.spreaker.com/show/how-to-wri...
The writing podcast that isn't about how to write. Looking at writing, creativity, and other artforms through a philosophical and lighthearted lens.
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Steal Shakespeare's Strategy
My Book: https://amzn.to/31UcCPgMy Newsletter:daniel... more
Nov 24 2020 9m
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Your Storytelling Goals Will Direct Your Writing
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Nov 23 2020 8m
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Doing Weird Stuff in Your Writing
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Nov 20 2020 6m
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Words You Don't Know
Yesterday, we talked about words that we didn't like... more
Nov 19 2020 7m
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Using Words You Don't Like
Some words sound gross (gross!). Some words are anno... more
Nov 17 2020 7m
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Making Your Writing Easy to Read
When you first start writing, I think your goal shou... more
Nov 16 2020 17m
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The Reader Will Fill in the Gaps
A lot of writers are perfectionists. Personally, I t... more
Nov 13 2020 16m
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The Place Artists Take In Society
For whatever reason, celebrities think they should b... more
Nov 12 2020 12m
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Six Month Projects
Tim Ferris of 4 Hour Work Week fame, talks about an ... more
Nov 11 2020 10m
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Words on the Tip of Your Tongue
Writers block is a real thing. I think it is a thing... more
Nov 10 2020 8m
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Should you stick to one genre?
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Nov 9 2020 13m
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Follow Your Own Writing Rules
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Nov 6 2020 12m
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How the Publishing Industry Should Work
The publishing industry has been around for quite so... more
Nov 5 2020 13m
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Write for Non-Writers
Some writers are elitists. Some writers want to writ... more
Nov 4 2020 8m
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The Goal of Writing
Why do we write? That is is common question I ask wh... more
Nov 3 2020 7m
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The Importance of Self-Forgetfulness when Writing
I have a theory about most writers. I think most wri... more
Nov 2 2020 16m
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Fantasy is Another World
Some people dismiss fantasy fiction. They see it as ... more
Oct 30 2020 10m
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Politics in Fiction
Politics in annoying. Politics is the worst. I am no... more
Oct 29 2020 16m
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Music Follows Language
I have a writing rule. I think it is one of my first... more
Oct 28 2020 11m
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The Through-Line of a Story
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Oct 27 2020 17m
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Internet Addiction
The internet is ubiquitous in our modern culture. Th... more
Oct 26 2020 14m
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Daily Minimums
Life is hard. Maybe there is someone out there with ... more
Oct 23 2020 22m
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The Compost of Imagination
I've heard that writers need bad memories because ev... more
Oct 22 2020 8m
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Should you write what you know?
Write what you know is one of the most well-known pi... more
Oct 21 2020 7m
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Start with the Bad Idea
Bad ideas are bad (It is a tautology. There is reall... more
Oct 20 2020 11m
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