6 Illustrations of How Setting Works in Literature
In its most basic meaning, setting in fiction refers to the time and place in…
The Interplay of Plot and Character in Fiction
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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…
How I Review Novels
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How Narrative Structure Works in Fiction
And How It Differs from Plot Have you ever wanted to yell at someone, “If…
Reading in Flow
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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…
#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…
Announcing Life Stories in Literature
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15 Years Ago on Notes in the Margin
For the first installment of this undertaking, I focus on this post from May 29,…
12 Novels That Changed How I Read Fiction
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