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Wednesday, April 16
How Did Agatha Christie Hook Readers?
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In previous posts I've written about Stephen King and how his prose possesses the almost magical quality of being able to draw me i...
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Monday, April 14
Parts of Story: What Is A Scene? (Part 2 of 2)
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This post concludes a series I began in my last post: What is a Scene? Conflict E.M. Forster, in Aspects of the Novel, writes...
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Saturday, April 12
Parts of Story: What Is A Scene?
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Jim Butcher describes a scene as the place "where all the plot in your book happens. Any time your character is actively pursuing ...
Thursday, April 10
Free Indirect Discourse: How To Create A Window Into A Character's Soul
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I feel silly. For years I've noticed a technique of Stephen King's, I've even written about it and mentioned that it ...
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Monday, April 7
How To Write A Murderously Good Mystery: The Murderer
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W.H. Auden writes that the test of a good detective story is twofold: a) The reader must be surprised when the sleuth reveals the i...
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Sunday, April 6
Parts of Story: What Is Narrative Setting?
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What do we mean by "narrative setting"? It's simple: the setting is where the events of the story take place. The story worl...
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Friday, April 4
Generating Suspense Through Conflict
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Suspense. Every story needs some. As Kurt Vonnegut said, "Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of wat...
Thursday, April 3
Parts of Story: Tags And Traits: The Dominant Impression
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"A tag is a label, but a limited, specialized label. It identifies a character and helps your readers distinguish one story person ...
How To Write Like Agatha Christie: Motifs
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Today I examine certain structural elements of Agatha Christie's murder mysteries. Specifically, I look at two things. First, how s...
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