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Essay: On the Death Penalty | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. Essay: On the Death Penalty. Posted by Dave Hood. May 22, 2015. Or should society punish convicted killers by locking them away for their natural lives, which means we are embracing the sanctity of life? Why do many people support the death penalty? How does the state execute those who are sentenced to death? Some countries use the firing squad to execute prisoners on death row. In the United...
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Essay: Appreciating Beauty in Everyday Life | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. Essay: Appreciating Beauty in Everyday Life. Posted by Dave Hood. July 16, 2015. Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism. Beauty allows us to forget the pain and dwell on the joy. (Matthew Fox, Writer). Lover of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. Professional p...
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New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. The book is more than 400 pages long and includes the following chapters:. About the Author 3. THE WRITING LIFE. 7. The Art and Craft of Writing. 8. The Writing Life: Journal Writing. 16. The Writing Life: Reading Like a Writer 19. The Writing Life: Learning to Write Creatively. 24. The Writing Life: Finding Inspiration to Write. 29. Writing Short ...
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What is Art For: The Purpose of Art | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. What is Art For: The Purpose of Art. Posted by Dave Hood. June 5, 2015. The importance of art. What is art for. First, art is a tool for self-expression. Art also teaches us how to think creatively. Art also teaches us how to see the world creatively. Artists make art to share a social Commentary/Social Awareness. Lucien Freud once remarked. What do I ask of a painting? Art is a business. Galleri...
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On Tattoos: Getting Inked | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. On Tattoos: Getting Inked. Posted by Dave Hood. March 4, 2015. Web MD, a popular medical website, estimates that 25% of Americans wear tattoos, but the fascinating statistic is that 50% of these people will have their tattoos removed in the future. People get inked any place you can imagine, such as the back, legs, feet, hands, arms, chest, neck, and face. Some people get tattooed from head t...
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Why I Write | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself. We are born, we live, we grow old, we die, then there’s nothingness, nonexistence. It’s as if we never existed. And so, I write to leave a foot print. I write like a spiritual seeker on a journey, searching for answers. I write about my ghosts, my demons, skeletons that lurk in the closet of my life, as if I’m disclosing secrets to a the...I write...
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Essay: Living the Simple Life | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. Living the Simple Life. Essay: Living the Simple Life. Posted by Dave Hood. February 12, 2015. A life of simplicity. Disconnect the digital gadgets. Do what is important. Living the simple life. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The Art of Living Simply. The greatest step toward a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. —Steve Maraboli. Why should we consider living the simple life?
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Dave Hood | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. Lover of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. Professional photographer and writer. Without the arts, life would be rather mundane, like a walk down the same old path on a dull day. Dave Hood has written 168 posts for Writing Creative Nonfiction. Personal Essay: On Self. Posted by Dave Hood. May 17, 2016. By Dave Hood What is “self? Personal Essay: On Happiness. Posted by Dave Hood. By Dave Hood...
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The Classic Film: What Makes a Film classic? | Writing Creative Nonfiction
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Articles, Poetry, Opinion, Personal Essays, and Visual Arts. New Book: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing. The Classic Film: What Makes a Film classic? Posted by Dave Hood. May 4, 2015. AUTHORSHIP ACTING DIRECTING CINEMATOGRAPHY. STORY TELLING MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE SPECIAL EFFECTS. Despite what many people might assume, the classic film does not require approval of film critics, nor an avalanche of box office receipts, nor a Oscar award for best picture. The classic Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz.
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