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Short essays on the craft of fiction.

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Here are some short essays that summarize lessons I've learned about the craft of fiction. Many thanks to the patient folks who waded through my fiction and took the time to help me be a better author. I hope these articles help other authors, just as others have helped me.

Some of these essays were commissioned by the now-defunct--and lamented!--Art of Criticism Symposium.

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    Just One Point of View  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Writing · #1992454
    Just one point of view on point of view
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    Really Just One Point of View  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Writing · #2181006
    This essay discusses free indirect discourse, a refinement of third person limited.
    Meaning in Fiction  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 18+ · Other · #1889783
    Does meaning matter in fiction?
    Showing Why Showing is Important  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 18+ · Other · #1970226
    Why showing is important in fiction
    Finding Plot  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 18+ · Other · #2020248
    How Structure Makes Compelling Stories
    Inside or Outside  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 18+ · Writing · #1829736
    Simple guidelines for creating effective openings for stories and scenes
    To Be or Not  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 18+ · Other · #1847105
    Why published authors can break "the rules" and beginners should not.
    Max's Alphabetized links to Useful Stuff  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Other · #1708934
    Some links to things every author needs.
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    Describing Characters  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 18+ · Other · #2050261
    Character Descriptions and point of view
    Does Practice Really Make Perfect?  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Other · #1953235
    Some thoughts on the value of peer review groups.
    Peer Review Groups and In-Depth Reviews  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Other · #1952767
    Some thoughts on reviews in peer review groups.
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    Comments on "The Master"  Open in new Window.
    Rated: 18+ · Other · #1893390
    Comments on Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master"
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    Prometheus Review  Open in new Window.
    Rated: · Other · #1872930
    Review of Prometheus
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    No Signal in "The Signal"  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Other · #1997549
    Review of "The Signal"
    Max's Newsletter Archive  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Writing · #2309045
    Max's Newsletter Archive
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    Allegory of the Cave  Open in new Window.
    Rated: E · Philosophy · #2293125
    The Allegory of the Cave and Fiction
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    Rated: E · Other · #2260163
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