How Narrative Structure Works in Fiction
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Two 5-Star Novellas
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#TopTenTuesday: 10 Memoirs That Taught Me the Power of Life Stories
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2 Novels About Communities
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6 Illustrations of How Setting Works in Literature
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My Most Surprising Read of 2022
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3 Novels of Life Review
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Looking over some blogging resources recently reminded me that the first question would-be bloggers are…
15 Years Ago on Notes in the Margin
For the first installment of this undertaking, I focus on this post from May 29,…
5 Effective Multiple-Perspective Novels
“There are many reasons I love novels with multiple narratives. In novels where the events…
Announcing Life Stories in Literature
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My Top 5 Novels of All Time
Every December 31st I sit down with the list of books I read that year…