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On a slow train ride from DC last week, I consumed the Identity Crisis graphic novel in a single, greedy sitting. While it wasn't the greatest literary achievment ever, the book reminded me of the joys of serial storytelling--the suspense of what happens in between episodes, issues, or installents of a story released in real time.
I think all writers should read or watch a serial narrative.
No matter if you are writing blog posts or a novel or daily journalism, your writing could use a healthy dose of an entertaining cliffhanger because-- (click here to continue reading)
What happens when Harry Potter faces the existential void?
The final book of the series has prompted a few prominent reviewers to plug another book series with a darker, but sublime, vision of the child's imagination. If you haven't checked out The Golden Compass series, you should.
The Elegant Variation sums it up:
"Now, to be entirely fair to [Christopher Hitchens's review], we were planning to re-read the His Dark Materials series in advance of this December's film version of The Golden Compass...It's been said too often to bear repeating, but His Dark Materials might aptly be called Harry Potter for Smart Kids or Harry Potter with Good Writing."
Scott Esposito thinks it might be too soon to write about the Hurricane Katrina disaster in fiction. The Guardian disagrees. Either way, 21st Century writers will be wrestling with this grim decade for the next hundred years.
Happy Birthday Bookninja! Go celebrate four years of nimble, razor-sharp blogged criticism.
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