This is good and interesting stuff. I didn't want to read it all right now cuz I have to go to work but I sure did read it all right now. Thank you for the insights.
This is incredible! Thank you so much for generously sharing your knowledge and making the effort to describe each thing to us so artfully with examples. 🙏🏽🥰
This is so wonderful. I felt so alone and blind as I allowed my just finished novel to show me its form, instead of forcing it into a popular structure that could not contain it. Lovely to see that option taught here.
Coming from a screenwriting/filmmaking tradition, we don't always use such a rich terminology for these techniques, but it seems we're all going to the same place. It's like narrative convergent evolution: at some point, everything becomes a crab. Thanks for sharing!
Ah that's so right, Sasha! Knowingly or un, all artists working with narrative are making these decisions constantly -- personally, it feels good for us to have a framework to articulate those decisions! Are you working on a screenplay?
Absolutely, it's a helpful translation, too. I work in TV/film production professionally, and dabble in short narrative fiction personally. I'll keep up with this series to see where else the paths connect!
Too timely. Neckdeep in Florence Goyet's The Classic Short Story, a book-length dissertation on short story structure in peak era of the form (1875 - 1920). Free online for those interested!
This is good and interesting stuff. I didn't want to read it all right now cuz I have to go to work but I sure did read it all right now. Thank you for the insights.
Thank you, Sawyer. We sincerely hope you were able to make time for it.
Much appreciation for this article and for all that you offer! Thank you for creating space that welcomes and supports authors. 🙏
Thank you for your kind readership, Tara :)
I found the form of my novel from within it. Made my day when you said that’s the gift of writing :-)
It is! So glad to hear this, Cynthia :)
You all are smart and stuff.
or so we'd like to think! ;)
“Wow Max, how did you become such a good narrativist?”
“My homies at Srange Pilgrims taught me for free!”
Hahahaha, this is so sweet, Max! Thank you :)
This is incredible! Thank you so much for generously sharing your knowledge and making the effort to describe each thing to us so artfully with examples. 🙏🏽🥰
I took notes!
Thank you for your kind acknowledgement, Susmitha! So glad this was helpful to you :)
This is so wonderful. I felt so alone and blind as I allowed my just finished novel to show me its form, instead of forcing it into a popular structure that could not contain it. Lovely to see that option taught here.
All best wishes for the novel, Ada!
I'm loving what you guys are creating here! Can't wait to read more and share your work!
Thank you, April! :)
Thank you. I look forward to the next lecture, too 💕
Thank you for reading, Nina! Next one soon🌻
Great insights! Thanks so much for sharing!
You're v welcome :)
Wonderful post!
Coming from a screenwriting/filmmaking tradition, we don't always use such a rich terminology for these techniques, but it seems we're all going to the same place. It's like narrative convergent evolution: at some point, everything becomes a crab. Thanks for sharing!
Ah that's so right, Sasha! Knowingly or un, all artists working with narrative are making these decisions constantly -- personally, it feels good for us to have a framework to articulate those decisions! Are you working on a screenplay?
Absolutely, it's a helpful translation, too. I work in TV/film production professionally, and dabble in short narrative fiction personally. I'll keep up with this series to see where else the paths connect!
Too timely. Neckdeep in Florence Goyet's The Classic Short Story, a book-length dissertation on short story structure in peak era of the form (1875 - 1920). Free online for those interested!
That's super cool!!
Immediately helpful to me and relevant to the writing I'm doing now. TREE OF LIFE YO!
Tree of Life is probably my most favorite film of all time.
I loved reading this and I need more, please 😊
I’ve been doing a lot of this stuff in my writing without knowing what it was… thanks for giving me the words!