Show Notes
It's an age old question: What is good art? A question that leads to more questions: What is bad art? Is it art if it disgusts you? Upset you? Repulses you? Many say art should always provoke. Writer, podcaster, and author of the book Any Day You Can Die: The Medellin Story, Thommy Waite joins Writer Shed host David W. Berner to discuss the definition of art and how "place" in a story can define a work's personality, especially an edgy one. You can find more about Thommy Waite at www.thommywa...
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