The Writing Excuses Crew fields questions about crossed genres, literary fiction, magical realism, and more.
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Mary, Dan, and Howard help Brandon brainstorm a story, this time featuring psychic birds.
We begin with an audio glitch and a jumbling of our usual intro. Why? Because it breaks rhythm, and sometimes you may actually want to do that. Narrative rhythm is the pattern of story elements and associated structures that help drive the reader’s pace through a book. Consciously managed, narrative…
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard brainstorm a science-fiction short story featuring artificial intelligence