How Narrative Structure Works in Fiction
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Announcing Life Stories in Literature
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The Interplay of Plot and Character in Fiction
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2 Novels About Communities
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How I Review Novels
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My Most Surprising Read of 2022
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Why I Blog
Looking over some blogging resources recently reminded me that the first question would-be bloggers are…
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 to Recognize an Unreliable Narrator
Here’s a question that comes up periodically on literary sites: I’m having trouble reading books…
#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…
6 Illustrations of How Setting Works in Literature
In its most basic meaning, setting in fiction refers to the time and place in…