Literary analysis is something I turned up my nose at a decade ago. My inward groaning would begin every time an English or literature teacher would start to talk about literary analysis. Was the color of the walls in a story important? Was the author trying to convey some important metaphysical truth? I would have wagged my head and disagreed. And I still wag my head and disagree with that avenue of literary analysis, but I do not disagree with the action wholesale. When I was a student, I was not taught how to analyze literature correctly, but literary analysis can teach us a lot if we do it correctly.

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The meaning behind an artistic work is important. Knowing the meaning and even the process by which a work is created can help deepen the understanding of art. We have gone so far toward the direction of "meaning" that some have thrown out the quality of work. It does not matter how something is done as long as the meaning is deep or correct. In this episode, I begin the conversation about craft. What is it and why is it central to the value of an artistic work? We finish our discussion on craft in this second part.

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The meaning behind an artistic work is important. Knowing the meaning and even the process by which a work is created can help deepen the understanding of art. We have gone so far toward the direction of "meaning" that some have thrown out the quality of work. It does not matter how something is done as long as the meaning is deep or correct. In this episode, I begin the conversation about craft. What is it and why is it central to the value of an artistic work? We continue our discussion on craft in this second part.

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Intro and Exit Music Credit: Brain-Eating Zombies from Area 51 by Moolen
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The meaning behind an artistic work is important. Knowing the meaning and even the process by which a work is created can help deepen the understanding of art. We have gone so far toward the direction of "meaning" that some have thrown out the quality of work. It does not matter how something is done as long as the meaning is deep or correct. In this episode, I begin the conversation about craft. What is it and why is it central to the value of an artistic work?

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Intro and Exit Music Credit: Brain-Eating Zombies from Area 51 by Moolen
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We finish our discussion of why knowing and understanding history is important to your life and writing.

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We continue our discussion of why knowing and understanding history is important to your life and writing.

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Some of you love history. Some of you think history is a snooze. Even if you don't like history, I think it is important to know and understand history. Knowing and understanding history can help us make better decisions in our lives, but it can also help us write better. You read that correctly. Knowing and understanding history will help you write better. But it is not in the way you think.

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One thing to take into consideration when writing is that you do not have one brain; you have two. It is important to take into consideration these two halves of yourself.

I am sure most people have run into stories that tread the same ground in a dissatisfying way. When we write, should we repeat the same events and plot points? The answer seems to be no, and in most cases, I would agree with you. But there is a way to include repetition in a way that is satisfying and can make the story better.

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What is art? This is a question I ask myself monthly. I want to understand what art is so that I can use that knowledge to create art. But I never find myself with a satisfying answer, but I think it centers around two parallel but opposite things.

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