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Prioritize Discernible Surprise
Writing advice from Spunk & Bite by Arthur Plotnik
Apr 7
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Zach Edson
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Case Study: Execution in One Hundred Years of Solitude
I am begging you to notice that execution is a double-entendre.
Mar 3
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Zach Edson
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Stor-enstein Follow Up
Chopping up your stories to make them liiiiive!
Jan 21
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Zach Edson
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The Appalachian Trail
Notable Long-Form Reads of 2023
Jan 7
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Zach Edson
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Mountains of Reading Piling Up
Which mountain range has existed for longer, the Appalachian or the Himalayas? The latter cut violently sharp lines into the underbelly of the…
Jan 1
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Zach Edson
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Stor-enstein
Chopping up your drafts helps you create stronger stories
Nov 13, 2023
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Zach Edson
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Kids with Guns
Is it time to make an update on Anton Chekov’s maxim?
Nov 5, 2023
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Zach Edson
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Case Study: Characterization
"A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor
Oct 23, 2023
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Zach Edson
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Reading Report
On reading seven books at once
Oct 16, 2023
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Zach Edson
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Cataloguing a Setting
Story writing prep work
Oct 9, 2023
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Zach Edson
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How to Write Better Similes
A Case Study using The Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle
Oct 2, 2023
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Zach Edson
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Owls in the Attic
About a contradiction at the core of all great work
Sep 18, 2023
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Zach Edson
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