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”Persephone’s Children”, part 3: What holds it all together?

”Persephone’s Children”, part 3: What holds it all together?

Persephone's Children doesn't follow a traditional narrative arc; it doesn't even have a consistent first-person narrator. And yet the story McCandless tells feels perfectly cohesive. Nicole and Mary consider key elements that unify the book and speculate on the...

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”Solito” by Javier Zamora, part 2: World building in memoir

”Solito” by Javier Zamora, part 2: World building in memoir

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“Solito” by Javier Zamora, part 1: Voice, tense and POV

“Solito” by Javier Zamora, part 1: Voice, tense and POV

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”Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, part 4: Working with motifs (and what’s a motif?)

”Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, part 4: Working with motifs (and what’s a motif?)

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“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, part 3: Stories within a story (or, in this case, video games)

“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, part 3: Stories within a story (or, in this case, video games)

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“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, part 2: That incredible death scene

“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, part 2: That incredible death scene

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“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, part 1: The omniscient narrator and point of view

“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin, part 1: The omniscient narrator and point of view

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“Lost & Found” craft talk, part 4: All about allusions

“Lost & Found” craft talk, part 4: All about allusions

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“Lost & Found” craft talk, part 3: When to hold back

“Lost & Found” craft talk, part 3: When to hold back

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“Lost & Found” craft talk, part 2: Let’s talk structure

“Lost & Found” craft talk, part 2: Let’s talk structure

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