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Reading Is A Conversation (Or The Author Is Not Dead) ~ Reading Craft #6
What gives meaning to a text? The author or the reader? Or perhaps neither in isolation, because we do not exist in isolation. Let's chat about the…
Aug 5
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Livia J. Elliot
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Book Review: The Man in The High Castle, by Philip K. Dick
More than alternate history, this novel discusses how we construct fictions in order to withstand the context in which we live, and how conflict and…
Aug 2
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Livia J. Elliot
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July 2026
When Rhythm Matters: Alliteration and Assonance in Prose
From the basic definitions of alliteration and assonance to complex examples that combine these techniques to create passages where the prose itself…
Jul 29
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Livia J. Elliot
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To Describe Is to Reveal: On Character Descriptions in Fiction
We seldom observe others as a list of neutral facts, but instead seize on a few memorable details and attach meaning to them. This is how memorable…
Jul 22
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Livia J. Elliot
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How to "Show Don't Tell" in Fiction
An indexed guide to the craft decisions that produce showing rather than telling. Specific techniques and real examples organised by how they interact.
Jul 15
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Livia J. Elliot
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Cyberpunk is Defiance: Guests Talk with T.R. Napper
We live in a cyberpunk time, and never has this genre been more relevant. Join me today, in conversation with T.R. Napper, Aurealis and Ditmar…
Jul 8
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Livia J. Elliot
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Book Review: Flatlands by Edwin A. Abott
"A romance of many dimensions, written by a Square" which is, simultaneously a satire critiquing the Victorian society and a speculative fiction piece…
Jul 4
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Livia J. Elliot
When Long Sentences Work: Why “Write Short Sentences” Is Incomplete Advice
“Write short, easy sentences” is often repeated without mentioning the caveats it relies on: audience, genre, and narrative distance. This essay focuses…
Jul 1
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Livia J. Elliot
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June 2026
Your Narrator Is A Camera: Narrative Distance in Fiction ~ Narrators Series #7
Exploring narrative distance through a camera metaphor: from the “wide shot” of omniscient narration to fully “handing off” the camera to the character…
Jun 24
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Livia J. Elliot
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The Witness and the Liar: Morality in The Road and The Shape of the Sword
Cormac McCarthy and Jorge Luis Borges. Let's analyse one book and one short story that have more in common that it first appear. The same premise…
Jun 17
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Livia J. Elliot
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Cultural Nuance Matters: Translation Considerations in Tender Is The Flesh
A translator’s job is weighing linguistic trade offs to make a choice. That choice affects style, rhythm, theme, cultural nuances, and even…
Jun 10
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Livia J. Elliot
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Book Review: The Hour of the Star, by Clarice Lispector
A technical masterpiece, an emotionally devastating tale of poverty, empathy, and how we aim to craft meaning though the world—more often than not—does…
Jun 8
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Livia J. Elliot
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