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YEARS LATER, IN TOKYO, MR. S RECALLS THE TASTE OF KANSAI-STYLE ODEN
HUNDRED WORDS AGAINST SOLITUDE
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WHEN THE WRITER DOESN’T SHOW: ASSUMPTIVE NARRATION AND THE SUBSTANCE
As with most stories The Substance reveals its narrative hold early.
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HOW STORIES FAIL, HOW STORIES SUCCEED: THE STRANGE CASE OF THE SUBSTANCE
It’s often hard to find texts that exemplify some of the arguments I’ve been making about narrative in clear concise ways.
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WHEN GRABBING THE BARREL OF A RIFLE IS THE ONLY CHOICE
I was in South Korea the day after President Yoon Suk Yeol attempted his coup; I was scheduled to give a lecture at Seoul National University.
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FUNDAMENTALS OF SETTING: WHEN SPACE IS NOT THE PLACE
An Office Hours question from Nancy Hall: My southern novels seem to turn some readers off.
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READ WATCH PLAY FEAST + OFFICE HOURS
NOVEMBER EDITION (Slightly Late)
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FUNDAMENTALS OF SETTING: DEMAND DUOS
Part V of Our Setting Series
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November 2024

FUNDAMENTALS OF SETTING: ACTIVATING DEMANDS
Part IV of Our Setting Series
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HOW TO WRITE A PERFECT SETTING: DEMANDS
When constructing a Story’s Setting (in the name of concreteness, definition, and vivacity of life), always remember that Setting might be a place, but…
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VANILLA SPICE - OR DUNE: PROPHECY, EPISODE 1
To enter the Dune Universe is to enter a very weird space indeed. Beginning in 1965 Frank Herbert wrote a total of six Dune novels and this strange…
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SETTING IS A FRICTIOUS VERB
HOW TO WRITE A PERFECT SETTING II
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HOW TO WRITE A PERFECT SETTING
FUNDAMENTALS OF CONTEXT, PART I
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