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narrative structure

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Telling Our Own Stories: A Conversation with Kate Reed Petty

  • TJ Fuller
  • August 7, 2020
Kate Reed Petty discusses her debut novel, TRUE STORY.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #224: Marcia Trahan

  • Sue William Silverman
  • June 30, 2020
“Memoir is about recreating the complexities of a life.”
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Turning the Tide: A Conversation with Tope Folarin

  • Wana Udobang
  • March 2, 2020
Tope Folarin discusses his debut novel, A PARTICULAR KIND OF BLACK MAN.
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Discomfort, Desire, and Drugs: Talking with Ben Gwin

  • Christine Stroud
  • May 21, 2018
Ben Gwin discusses his debut novel, Clean Time: The True Story of Ronald Regan Middleton, the book's unique structure, and writing satire.
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Down the Rabbit Hole of Experimental Fiction: Michael J. Seidlinger on Becoming a Reader

  • Curtis Smith
  • April 28, 2017
Michael J. Seidlinger discusses returning to House of Leaves for Ig Publishing’s "Bookmarked" series.
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The Rumpus Interview with Raphael Cormack

  • Nina Moog
  • July 15, 2016
Raphael Cormack discusses The Book of Khartoum: A City in Short Fiction, a collection of short stories he co-edited and translated, the editorial process, and the responsibilities that accompany translating writing.
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The Rumpus Interview with Asali Solomon

  • Stephanie Trott
  • May 18, 2016
Asali Solomon discusses her debut novel, Disgruntled, narrative structure, the mythology of memory and place, and returning to Philadelphia after years away.
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Mapping the Brain

  • Stephanie Bento
  • May 4, 2016
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley published a new study about brain activity in people listening to podcasts, the New York Times reported. “Using novel computational methods, the group…
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The Rumpus Interview with William Cusick

  • Dana Knight
  • March 17, 2016
Director William Cusick discusses his new film, Pop Meets the Void, its unconventional narrative structure, simultaneously acting and directing, and the universal urge to create.
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N.K. Jemison on Experimental Fantasy

  • Kelly Lynn Thomas
  • September 2, 2015
Over at Electric Literature, Tobias Carroll interviews fantasy author N.K. Jemison about her character- and world-building processes, the evolution of her publication history, and narrative structure. I read pretty widely,…
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Plotting Plot

  • Claire Burgess
  • February 6, 2015
With the help of math and computers, a University of Nebraska English professor has been plotting the basic shapes of novels (spoiler: there are six), but this time in a…
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Goodnight Structure, Goodnight Narrative Form

  • Ian MacAllen
  • July 23, 2014
The classic children’s book Goodnight Moon is a model example of successful narrative structure, argues Aimee Bender in the New York Times. The story follows enough traditional patterns to be…
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