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…
2 Novels About Communities
These Women by Ivy Pochoda Harper Audio, 2020 Narrated by: Bahni Turpin and Frankie Corzo…
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…
How Narrative Structure Works in Fiction
And How It Differs from Plot Have you ever wanted to yell at someone, “If…
Flow
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12 Novels That Changed How I Read Fiction
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Why I Blog
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,…
Reading in Flow
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Announcing Life Stories in Literature
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How I Review Novels
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