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scene study

Worldbuilding in Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Apr 29, 2025

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10 min read

Worldbuilding in Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

How to choose between expository and scenic worldbuilding for different narrative goals

Kristen Tate

opening

Apr 19, 2025

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10 min read

Deliberate distancing in the opening of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

How multiple narrative frames control reader investment and pacing

Kristen Tate

scene study

Interiority in action-focused scenes in Layne Fargo's The Favorites

Mar 23, 2025

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7 min read

Interiority in action-focused scenes in Layne Fargo's The Favorites

How to make action scenes feel intimate

Kristen Tate

opening

Narrative layers in The Favorites by Layne Fargo

Mar 7, 2025

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9 min read

Narrative layers in The Favorites by Layne Fargo

How to modernize frame narration for contemporary fiction

Kristen Tate

story structure

Using story questions to control tension and pacing

Feb 22, 2025

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8 min read

Using story questions to control tension and pacing

How tracking plot mysteries reveals the architecture of a thriller

Kristen Tate

scene study

Feb 15, 2025

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9 min read

What's in a scene

A guided tour through a scene in The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Kristen Tate

opening

Should your novel include a table of contents?

Feb 6, 2025

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10 min read

Should your novel include a table of contents?

How the table of contents shapes our experience of the opening of God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Kristen Tate

Archive

Worldbuilding in Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Deliberate distancing in the opening of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

Interiority in action-focused scenes in Layne Fargo's The Favorites

Narrative layers in The Favorites by Layne Fargo

Using story questions to control tension and pacing

What's in a scene

Should your novel include a table of contents?

The Blue Garret