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October 12, 2020
The Perfect Gray – New Literary Fiction Novel
So, here we are… A new literary-fiction novel. The Perfect Gray is a project I began almost as an exercise. The idea came soon after I wrote the post on concept fiction. Quite frankly, I had absolutely no plan in mind regarding plot or characters, which of course is the whole point behind concept fiction. […]
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October 5, 2020
Censorship of Thought and How to Avoid It
Not all limitations in expression are censorship. Think of an academic essay where – except quoting others for specific purposes – you can’t say “lol” or “whazzup”. But censorship is all about limitations in writing and expressing. Censorship of thought, in particular, is an especially insidious process – and the ultimate goal of censorship. Censorship […]
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September 28, 2020
Writing Gimmicks and How to Avoid Them
Writing gimmicks are tricks authors use to distract readers from a bad text. We’ll be defining this in more detail in this post, but in this context a trick has nothing to do with reader manipulation. Reader manipulation is a legitimate narrative technique. Writing gimmicks, on the other hand, are not techniques but fluff. Indeed, […]
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September 20, 2020
17 Ways to Grab a Reader’s Attention
Today’s post – showing you 17 ways to grab a reader’s attention – is authored by Igor da Silva Livramento. He’s a fellow academic from UFSC, fellow author, fellow creative-writing advisor, and overall a great fellow. He’s also a composer, music theorist, and producer. Check out his papers on Academia.edu, his music on Bandcamp, and his personal musings […]
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September 13, 2020
Are You a Writer on an Artist?
Most fiction writers would like to think of themselves as artists. To be an author is to be an artist, right? Well, no; not necessarily. The question “are you a writer or an artist” might corner some of you. Perhaps you resist it. “Surely”, you might say, “one can be both a writer and an […]
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September 7, 2020
Review of In Absurdia, by Glenn Whalan
In Absurdia, by Glenn Whalan, is a novel; sort of. In Absurdia, by Glenn Whalan, is an experimental-fiction novel; sort of. And this is a review of In Absurdia, by Glenn Whalan; (wait for it) sort of. Quite honestly, this must be among the most unorthodox reviews I’ve ever had to write, not because I […]
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August 30, 2020
Rhythm in Prose: The Rolling Waves of Storytelling
Today’s post on the concept of rhythm in prose is authored by Igor da Silva Livramento. He’s a fellow academic from UFSC, fellow author, fellow creative-writing advisor, and overall a great fellow. He’s also a composer, music theorist, and producer. Check out his papers on Academia.edu, his music on Bandcamp, and his personal musings on his blog – in […]
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August 24, 2020
Review of Confessions of a Mask, by Yukio Mishima
As is often the case with some of my reviews – Outline, by Rachel Cusk comes to mind – this review of Confessions of a Mask, by Yukio Mishima, is not just a review. It’s also an opportunity for me to explain something about how literature is supposed to operate. And here’s the (meta-)lesson: There’s […]
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August 18, 2020
Vocabulary Richness Ratio: a JavaScript Analyzer for Fiction Texts
I’ve been reading a lot of Yukio Mishima’s fiction lately. In awe of the richness of his vocabulary, I decided to code a little program that analyzes a novel and tells us how diverse the author’s word choices are. Enter Vocabulary Richness Ratio, my newest JavaScript experiment! Just like my Fiction Complexity Index attempt, the […]
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August 11, 2020
Concept Fiction: a How-to Guide for Intelligent Narratives
By “concept”, we usually refer to an abstract theme, topic, or group of ideas. And so, in this context, concept fiction refers to writing that is not plot-based but rather themed-based. In some way, this might make you think that concept fiction is a matter of genre, but this is not entirely accurate. True, most […]
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