The Creative Process with Daniel Fehr

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The Creative Process with Daniel Fehr

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Feb 28, 2018

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Daniel Fehr guests to discuss his perspective on creativity. Daniel Fehr and I also discuss creating art, the publishing processes, and the different struggles that accompany trying to make something new.

Released:

Feb 28, 2018

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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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Creativity vs. Imagination: Your Kids are Terrible Artists: I talk about how people often view creativity and imagination as the same things. I argue that creativity and imagination are two different things. Also, I talk about how children are not creative despite the common misconception, explaining why they... by How to Write Good
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Write Drunk, Edit Sober: The Erring Advice of Hemingway: I talk about the classic quote "write drunk; edit sober" and how the classic adage even professional writers take to heart is likely not the best way to create a solid artistic or literary work. by How to Write Good
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How to Think: The Importance of Logic: I talk about logic this week, explaining what it is and its importance. by How to Write Good
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Nihilism and Literature: Rick and Morty and the Empty: This week I talk about ideas presented in the TV show, Rick and Morty. In the show, the universe and humans are presented as meaningless. After talking at some length about meaninglessness in the world, I talk about how pain leads to searching and... by How to Write Good
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Benefits of Reading: Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451: Ray Bradbury has a famous quote: "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." This quote is one widely spread and often seen posted by bibliophiles. I discuss what Ray Bradbury could have possibly meant by... by How to Write Good
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Clickbait Book Titles: Good Book Titles and Bad: I bring you the electrifying topic of book titles. I talk about the purpose of a title, several ways of titling books, and explore why some book titles are excellent while others are just plain awful. by How to Write Good
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Abstract Objects and their Necessity with Vince: 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. by How to Write Good
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Is Photography Art? Exploring the Boundaries of Art: I am back alone and looking at whether photography should be classified as art, how society looks at art, and why I believe that art needs boundaries. Join as well to learn an extra-special, double-plus good, felt positive Word of the Week! by How to Write Good
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Character Building: Good Fictional Characters and Stories: 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 characters in a story and why I think they may... by How to Write Good
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Character Development: Should Characters Be Annoying?: Should characters be annoying? Is it good writing when you hate a character? by How to Write Good
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Your Teacher Was Wrong About Themes in Literature: On this week's episode of How to Write Good, I discuss viewpoints on theme and my disagreement with these viewpoints. by How to Write Good
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How to Write a Novel: Story Development w/ David Stewart: Author David Stewart guests on this week's episode of HTWG. David and I discuss such things as the components needed to make a good story, David's writing process, and a process that can help a writer make the plot central in the story. Learn more... by How to Write Good
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The Shape of Stories and Music: Connections in Art: I discuss why music and storytelling are similar and unique in contrast to more traditional forms of art. by How to Write Good
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Anxiety and Creativity: How to Destroy Lateral Thinking: Many writers have rituals they use to get into the mindset of writing, whether this ritual is dressing up in their fanciest clothes or have a cigarette and coffee. On this week's episode of How to Write Good, I talk about how a person is able to get... by How to Write Good
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Get Rich: Chris Tells Us About Building Wealth: Within the life of every person who is creative, the question of whether they would like to monetize their creativity is likely to come up. In this new age, the avenues one can take to do this have become more varied than they once were. Chris... by How to Write Good
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Rule #6 Use the Reader's Imagination: We have gone through the first five and most important rules for writing. Now, we continue by talking about rules that apply to creative writing more specifically. For Rule #6, we talk about how each reader has a specific set of information they are... by How to Write Good
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The R Word: Self Censorship and the Word Meaning: I talk about the paradigm behind why people think it is important to change the words oneself and other members of society are using. Should certain words be censored? Do people need to change their terminology to save others' feelings and change how... by How to Write Good
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Fandom: Geek Culture and Obsession Part 2: I continue my discussion on obsession and fandoms. by How to Write Good
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What is Science Fiction: The Non-Genre Genre: I overview a brief history of science fiction before discussing the difficulty of defining science fiction and why the genre is unique. by How to Write Good
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