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One Voice, Many Layers - Guests Talk on Fluid Narrators w/ Amy Minton
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One Voice, Many Layers - Guests Talk on Fluid Narrators w/ Amy Minton

Voice is one of the more ambiguous literary terms, and it can be even more so in multi-timeline, framed narratives. This podcast dives into the topic alongside Amy Minton, and a dozen great examples.

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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