Should writers incorporate real-world events into the fictional world of their novels? The question isn’t how much your characters actually know about these events but rather why the events matter to them. That takes perspective.
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Month: July 2020
Breaking the Rules: The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Instead of staying indoors and watching Hamilton during the July fourth weekend, I practiced social distancing by heading for the[…]
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A Book Long Enough to Suit
A deadly pandemic. Protests against racial injustice. Unemployment at levels not seen since the Great Depression. Seismic social upheaval. Wrapping[…]
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News and the future. Or is it news that there is a future?
Thinking about my fellow MissDemeanors as this week draws to a close. Lots of good work going on among them,[…]
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