Tag: story
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Of Books, Tension, and The Mind on the Page…
Presently I am reading Anuradha Roy’s novel, An Atlas of Impossible Longing . As with any good novel, interactions between the main characters are strained. Tension abounds, but not in a melodramatic way. The story moves with a nice speed for an opening. I look forward each evening–a hallmark that I have found a jewel…
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Of Revelation, Illusions and the Parallel Processes of Writing and Discovery…
Revelation plays an important role in constructing and/or assembling the middle section of a novel. Revelation also encompasses the uncovering of truth of what has always stood present, but remained hidden by strong held illusions and beliefs. Stories and novels stand upon revelations, ones that sustain the cause-and-effect events that comprise, most particularly, the plot…
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Protected: …the writing life… | “Bollywood, The Hijinks of Thrillers, and Definition…”
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Protected: …Married Life-why i write… | “Antonya Nelson, Escapism, and The New Frontier…”
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Of Writing, Integrity and The Company We Keep…
“When we set out to judge—ridicule pillory, condemn, sneer at or…impugn our characters–we fail at our objective. Instead of making our characters look bad we make ourselves suspect.” —-Peter Selgin, 179 Ways to Save a Novel: Matters of Vital Concern to Fiction Writers We are known by the company we keep. In the case of…
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Uncertainty, Destination, and the Need to Know…
We are ruled by uncertainty. The need to know shapes our motives, what we ask for, desire, fear and seek to claim. And so it is in writing that we encounter a somewhat safe haven. The writer has a general idea of the destination of her or his story if not, how it shall end.…