The Dirty Little Secret About Fiction (Yes, It’s Formulaic)

Few writers like to admit it, but let’s rip off the velvet curtain: good fiction is formulaic, which some refer to as having a narrative arc. Shocking? Maybe. True? Absolutely. Because if we confess that stories follow formulas, it means—gasp—we’re all writing variations of the same tale. And you know what? We are. That’s not […]

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