Strength To Be Human --Global Arts & Affairs Podcast, Hosted by Mark Antony Rossi

S3 E208: Classic Spotlight Series -- Thoughts on Vaclav Havel

Brief reflections and thoughts on the life, works and statesmanship of Czech playwright, poet and President, Vaclav Havel.

S3 E207: Constructing Lighter Topics With Relevancy in Mind

In one of our more lengthier episodes I tackle the carelessness of positive writing by pointing out how lighter writing need not be boring, cliched or inconsequential. 
 
Intro: 
Light vs Lightweight
Honest Renditions of Nature
Inner Life and Family
Making Your Subjects Relevant

S3 E206: Connecting Self By Imbuing Closeness

Writers need to invest themselves in their writing or risk producing distant jumbles lacking life. 
 
Intro
Bridging the Distance
Standing Your Ground

S3 E205: Thoughts on Submission Tracking and Submittable

A full show on the subject of literary submission tracking:
 
Submission Tracking
a. do's and don'ts
b. free software
c. paid software
d adapted software
e. paper and pencil
 
Submittable
 
a. it's purpose
b. built in sub tracking
c. discover research magazines
d. do's and don'ts
e. final word
 

S3 E204: Context or Reflex: Battle for Truth

In one of our most controversial episodes we take to task writers who instead of being active observers of society become parrots of propaganda and in essence stop being writers. 

S3 E203: Writing Can Be Eternal

The act and even thought surrounding writing has changed throughout the centuries as we have evolved from papyrus to digital. The following sections outline each major change:
 
Writing in Stone
Writing in Paper
Writing in Memory
Writing in Vinyl
Writing in Digital

S3 E202: Faith Sees Without Eyesight

Faith rounds out the trio of influences on writers (Fear and Doubt being the other two) and we explore in three sections the meaning of faith in writing:
Faith in Creation (Writing) with quote from Antonine de Saint-Exupery
Faith in Communication (Submission) quote from Goethe
Faith in the Human Condition (Humanity) quote from Robert Anthony
 

S3 E201: Doubt Dies of Thirst in a Rain Storm

We tackle the common foe of Doubt in this episode by dividing the show into two parts:
 
Doubt in Self
Doubt in Writing

S3 E200: Fear is Not Your Shepherd

Fear is the eternal enemy of humanity in my opinion. It can effect creativity in various negative ways. Outlined are three areas of concern:
 
Fear of Family/Friends
Fear of Self
Fear of Art

S3 E199: Impatience Leads to Literary Disasters

Impatience is one of the major culprits behind failed writers and bad writing. In the episode we cover:
1 Impatience of Creativity
2. Impatience of Completion
3. Impatience of Publication