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From one piece Processing: How Nicholas Russell Wrote Observer 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Reading a book is fundamentally a solitary experience, unlike watching a film or TV show in a group.Their words
But books, while you can discuss them with a group and relive them that way, are still a solitary endeavor that takes time to digest and feel.
Processing: How Nicholas Russell Wrote Observercountercraft.substack.com
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Perhaps this is a bold claim, but I think anyone writing about or from the southwest who isn't also in some way clocking how drought and rising temperatures and pollution are affecting the region is being disingenuous.
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Publishing industry claims to predict how trends will play out, but such predictions are unreliable.Their words
Publishers want to have people believe they know exactly how and when things will shake out, but you just never know.
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7 September
From one piece Sweat the Technique: On Writing Process and Possibilities 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it.Their words
You need a freewheeling process to create a freewheeling work.
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The methods we choose to use to compose the work determine the final work as much as any decision by a painter or musician.
24 August
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A cabin in literature typically serves as an escape from trouble or a place where new trouble is found.Their words
The cabin is a classic literary setting. It's the getaway spot where characters can flee to escape their troubles or journey to in order to find new ones.
Processing: How Josh Riedel Edited Thirty Cabinscountercraft.substack.com
10 August
From one piece Stitching Up the Creature; Or, the Horrors of Revision 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Because most people read so few books, almost any older book is effectively new to them.Their words
Every old book is new to someone. And, given how few books most people read, probably new to functionally everyone.
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this is one reason why I'm skeptical of outsourcing your creativity to LLMs.
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From one piece Principles of Plotting Part III: Variation 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Regardless of genre or style, nearly all fiction works through a balancing act of repetition and difference.
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Stories are always deliberately constructed by their author, not something that emerges on its own.Their words
Stories are not raw milk or nature photography. They are always constructed by the author.
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22 June
From one piece There Are More than Five POVs 3 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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It's a cold mode. Most readers recoil at it. Characters are our windows into a story, and third-person objective narrators are opaque windows.
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A first-person 'I' narrator and a collective 'we' narrative voice produce dramatically different narrative effects.Their words
Narratively, there is a dramatic difference between an "I" narrator and a collective "we" narrative voice.
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The traditional five-part POV taxonomy is organized around grammatical person rather than narrative effect.Their words
It's not that the categories are wrong exactly. But they are rooted more in grammar than narrative.
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