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