Join me as I chat with Amy Minton about the author-narrator-character relation, focal distance in framed narratives and multi-timeline stories, and how to ground your reader... and perhaps frustrate them, but in good measure. This is a spoiler-lite episode focused on the craft, and we'll mention plenty of examples.
Find Amy Minton at: https://www.youtube.com/@Talking_Story
I also chatted with her before about her book, Discovery:
Books & Short Stories Mentioned
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
"Cloud Atlas" by David Mitchell
"The Kingkiller Chronicles" by Patrick Rothfuss
"Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
"Maus" by Art Spiegelman
"City of Thieves" by David Benioff
"Heat" by Joyce Carol Oates
"Friend of my Youth" by Alice Munro
"Dolores Claiborne" by Stephen King
"The Garden of Forking Paths" by Jorge Luis Borges
"The Book of the New Sun" by Gene Wolfe
"The Dregs" by Thomas J. Devens
I also had a discussion on The Garden of Forking Paths, which you may find interesting:
Thanks for listening, and happy reading~
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