The Interplay of Plot and Character in Fiction
Thanks to these two bloggers for sponsoring the 2020 Blog Discussion Challenge: Nicole at Feed…
My Top 5 Novels of All Time
Every December 31st I sit down with the list of books I read that year…
How Narrative Structure Works in Fiction
And How It Differs from Plot Have you ever wanted to yell at someone, “If…
15 Years Ago on Notes in the Margin
For the first installment of this undertaking, I focus on this post from May 29,…
Moral Depth in Current Fiction
Introduction I came upon Adam O’Fallon Price’s article The Subjective Mood, in which he laments…
2 Novels About Communities
These Women by Ivy Pochoda Harper Audio, 2020 Narrated by: Bahni Turpin and Frankie Corzo…
How I Review Novels
Thanks to these two bloggers for sponsoring the annual Blog Discussion Challenge: Nicole at Feed…
How to Recognize an Unreliable Narrator
Here’s a question that comes up periodically on literary sites: I’m having trouble reading books…
Reading in Flow
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Gothic Elements in Shirley Jackson’s “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”
Gothic literature features characteristics such as magic, mystery, chivalry, horror, clanking chains, ghosts, and dark…
6 Illustrations of How Setting Works in Literature
In its most basic meaning, setting in fiction refers to the time and place in…
#TopTenTuesday: 10 Memoirs That Taught Me the Power of Life Stories
Today’s topic for #TopTenTuesday is comfort reads, “books or kinds of books you turn to…