The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
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The most comprehensive and unique Fiction Writing course ever created, grounded in Narrative Theory, Cognitive Science, Linguistics, and Narrative Craft. A course for serious writers to learn how all of their tools function in plain English with concrete examples from great literature of all types.
16:14Lesson 24. Realism and Idiolect│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Feb 3, 2024
15:09Lesson 50. The Metaphor Writ Small│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Sep 30, 2021
16:02Lesson 48. What Characters are Really Saying│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Sep 23, 2021
19:53Lesson 45. Loose Ends│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Sep 21, 2021
10:25Lesson 44. Rhythms and Patterns│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Sep 21, 2021
11:39Lesson 43. Parallelism & Cognition│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Sep 21, 2021
14:08Lesson 37. The Actual Words on the Page│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Sep 7, 2021
20:26Lesson 36. Crafting Lasting Images│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Dec 14, 2020
24:38Lesson 32. Schema & Scripts│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Dec 14, 2020
17:05Lesson 31. Place & Space│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Dec 14, 2020
18:55Lesson 19. Time of Narration│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Nov 19, 2020
22:40Lesson 18. Narrative Distance│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Nov 19, 2020
12:34Lesson 17. The Unreliable Narrator│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Nov 19, 2020
17:32Lesson 16. Character vs. Non-Character Narrators│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Nov 19, 2020
24:40Lesson 21. Viewpoint: Who Sees?│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
23:50Lesson 20. The Narratee, and Other Loose Ends│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
25:56Lesson 22. Speech Representations│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
13:06Lesson 23. Sins of Attribution│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
19:16Lesson 29. Empathy Markers│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
10:23Lesson 28. From Agent to Patient│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
20:58Lesson 27. Explicit and Implicit Knowledge│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
18:58Lesson 25. Unconventional Narrative Postures│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
9:24Lesson 30. Rolling Rocks or Skipping Stones?│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020
6:28Lesson 26. Characters│The Mechanics of Fiction Writing
Jul 2, 2020