Vega asks:
“What kinds of unreliable narrators are there?”
Resources mentioned:
The Usual Suspects
How to Cheat at Everything by Simon Lovell
Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy and Paul Wilson
Psychological Subtleties, vol 1 by Banachek
Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov
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In this eleventh installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks:
“What storytelling techniques (such as hyperbole) are, in your opinion, tragically underused?”
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In this third installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks:
“How can I respect subculture grammar while teaching best practices in word choice and writing?”
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Dan asks:
“What’s the deal with semicolons and em-dashes?”
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Cain asks:
“What do you call it when a scene starts in the middle of the action, and backfilling happens along the way?”
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Charles asks:
“What’s a good short story length for F/SF? How do you I make my short stories feel complete?”
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Joseph Asks:
“Following up Questions 152 about epics: How do you create the BIG feel of epics, and how do granularity and scope play into it?”
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Tim asks:
“In what ways is studying film useful for prose writers?”
Referenced:
Five Brilliant Moments of Action
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Joseph Asks:
How do you figure out the structure of a multiple POV novel?
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