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by M. Bijman August 17, 2018

Discussion of writing style Review of literary fiction Review of modern fiction Review of new book Review of new novel romance Romances and Love Stories

It’s not about mixed doubles at all – The Only Story, by Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes’ latest novel is called The Only Story and, despite the subject (the “scandalous” love affair between a manContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 16, 2018

Backstories Current events Discussion of writing style Literary analysis

4 The Creative Process – Performance enhancement for writers

In the previous article, I discussed the link between psychopathology and creativity. So here is a shortlist of authors whose bodyContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 9, 2018

Backstories Discussion of writing style Literary analysis

3 The Creative Process – The redemptive power of fiction

In the previous article, part 2 of the Long Read about the creative process, I looked at the link betweenContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 26, 2018

Backstories Discussion of writing style Literary analysis

2 The Creative Process – Unreliable authors and narrators

Does an unreliable narrator mean the author is also unreliable? In the previous article, about “mad, bad and dangerous toContinue Reading

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