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Posts Tagged great books

Planning vs. story development

On November 22, 2023   /   Writing  
Tags: classic or requested, development, great books, planning

LM requested a post on “speeding up a novel planning process re: structure, etc.” This one is probably going to be another series, because I have a lot to chew on here, including backwards planning and gardening/explorer planning vs. the more commonly advised three-act-structure planning. First off,

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Thinking about greatness in books

On February 3, 2021   /   Writing  
Tags: characters, great books, how-to, Reading

What makes a book great? Having read a lot of articles on the subject, I can say three things with considerably certainty: While there is some agreement about what books are great, there is very little agreement about why they are great. When asked what makes a

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