writing
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Everyone Wants A Role To Play
A writer paces the floorangry at himself for not being able towrite the story in his head.Every time he sits down to writethe characters take on a life of their ownand change the story against his will. There are protests,… Continue reading
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Narrative vs Perspective
Standing in their kitchen, a person tries to retrace their steps to find missing car keys; refrigerator, cabinet, counter. They are at a loss. Then, they are reminded that they were in the dinning room earlier. Immediately, the narrative of… Continue reading
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Philosophy Is Art
Philosophy is a form of art. Artists build complex structures to express how they perceive their experiences in the world. Painters and photographers express themselves with structures of shape and color.Musicians express themselves with structures of sound.Poets express themselves with… Continue reading
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Climbing Out Of The Cave
Knowing and creating are different skills… We cannot say anything that everyone will connect to and agree with. We must focus on our natural level of skill and build an audience. Continue reading
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Every Story Needs a McGuffin
For the past couple of weeks I have not been able to do the writing I like to do. My favorite kind of writing is to be completely immersed in the process. From my perspective, it is what jazz musicians… Continue reading
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The Evil Paradox
Caffeine boosts my productivity, but destroys my creativity. Continue reading