Philosophy

  • Sloppy Ideology and How it Can Kill Your Story

    Sloppy Ideology and How it Can Kill Your Story

    Originally published on ebdawson.com Isn’t ideology just for religions? No. So what is ideology and what does it have to do with your story? In short, an ideology is any system of ideas. Every single story has an ideology, whether the author actively crafted it or not. This is more than just worldbuilding. You mayContinue… Read more

  • The Dangers of Homogenous Thinking

    The Dangers of Homogenous Thinking

    Updated November 2023. First published on ebdawsonwriting.com This is a topic very close to my heart. We live in an interesting age. There is a very real sense in which globalization has put us more in touch with the world around us. But there is another sense in which we are more ideologically isolated than weContinue… Read more

  • The Philosophy of Story

    The Philosophy of Story

    INTRODUCTION I’ve been teasing this series for a while and (despite my feelings of inadequacy) I believe the time has come to take some steps forward. Why? Because the market is flooded with stories that don’t mean anything, or worse, have destructive messages carelessly hemmed into them for the sake of action and plot twists.Continue… Read more