18.27: Framing Stories
Have you ever framed a story within a story? Are you looking for a way to add structure or tension to your story? In this episode, we contemplate the value that can be added to your writing by putting it into a framework. Our hosts discuss various frameworks in fiction\u2014from Frankenstein to Dark One: Forgotten to The House of the Spirits.\xa0
[\u201cDark One: Forgotten\u201d Deep Dive Ep. 4]\xa0
Homework:
Take something you\u2019ve already written (or are currently writing), and add a frame story to it. Start with a prologue and an epilogue. Has this changed anything that happens in the middle of your story?\xa0\xa0
Thing of the Week:
Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective, by Katy Siegel (Published on June 27!)\xa0
Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.
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