15 Years Ago on Notes in the Margin
For the first installment of this undertaking, I focus on this post from May 29,…
Flow
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience HarperCollins, 1990 ISBN 0–06–092043–2 Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Finding…
The Interplay of Plot and Character in Fiction
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6 Illustrations of How Setting Works in Literature
In its most basic meaning, setting in fiction refers to the time and place in…
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…
How I Review Novels
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How to Recognize an Unreliable Narrator
Here’s a question that comes up periodically on literary sites: I’m having trouble reading books…
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…
Announcing Life Stories in Literature
Related Articles: Introduction to Life Stories “Before I Go to Sleep,” S.J. Watson: We Are…
Moral Depth in Current Fiction
Introduction I came upon Adam O’Fallon Price’s article The Subjective Mood, in which he laments…
My Most Surprising Read of 2022
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Knopf, 2022 Hardcover, 416 pages ISBN 978-0-5933-2120-1…