tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post7857829146442409118..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: Forbidden Formats: The Risks and Rewards of Uncommon Narrative StructuresJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-40968550244817146982021-08-26T17:19:34.567-04:002021-08-26T17:19:34.567-04:00Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente is one of my all...Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente is one of my all-time favorite book and it has interviews, newsreels, newspaper articles, parts of screenplays, recordings, even radio show episodes. The story premise is bonkers and it'll not be everyone's cup of tea but I love it the more for its eccentricity.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322385641020328335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-32474120709875378192021-08-22T16:56:47.453-04:002021-08-22T16:56:47.453-04:00It's always been interesting to me how some cl...It's always been interesting to me how some cling to the three act structure, placing it as edict for how a story must be told in this racket we call fiction writing. Imagine if we attached the same iron clad formula to nonfiction. Watergate in three acts? Debacle in Afghanistan in three? Sure, looking back on those events, a three-act can be done. While they're ongoing, we want it now. Structure takes a backseat to facts.Ray Pace Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566385156655143915noreply@blogger.com