In this episode, Terry and I talk about how constraints can improve any kind of art, including writing. Then we segue on to examples of artists who have continually striven to improve, such as Mike Krahulik of Penny Arcade.
That leads to a discussion of all sorts of things, and eventually we get back to our ongoing short story, now titled "We Choose To Go..."
The tree above is from the park where we recorded the episode.
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Notes from the show:
TED book Six word challenge
http://www.amazon.com/Things-Dont-Have-Complicated-ebook/dp/B00APTWKV8
Penny Arcade art improvement
http://www.penny-arcade.com/2011/11/18/jonathan-gabriel-an-art-retrospective
Strip Search
http://www.penny-arcade.com/strip-search/archive
Did you know? Seven short TED videos
http://www.ted.com/playlists/19/did_you_know.html
What does the fox say?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE
How to create strong characters
http://blog.karenwoodward.org/2013/09/how-to-create-strong-characters.html
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