19.14: A Close Reading on Voice- Epistolary Storytelling Through Voice
What's epistolary writing? Well, it's writing through letters. But it's also a lot more than that. As we continue to dive into the concept of Voice, we want to explore the importance and power of the letters that Blue and Red write to each other throughout "This Is How You Lose The Time War." If you haven't already listened to our episodes introducing this novella, we recommend you go back and start with Episode 11 (of this season, Season 19)!
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Thing of the Week: \u201cclipping.\u201d by Story 2\xa0
Homework: Write a short note from one of your characters to another about something that\u2019s important to them. Now rewrite it as a text message (change the format). Then rewrite it as a letter that will be screened before it gets to them by an outsider (change the context). And finally, write it as the final message they will get to send during their life (change the stakes).
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Close Reading Series: Texts & Timeline
Voice: This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar (March 17)\xa0
Worldbuilding: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (May 12)\xa0
Character: \u201cYou Perfect, Broken Thing,\u201d \u201cThe Cook,\u201d and \u201cYour Eyes, My Beacon: Being an Account of Several Misadventures and How I Found My Way Home\u201d by CL Clark (July 7)\xa0
Tension: Ring Shout by P. Dj\xe8l\xed Clark (September 1)\xa0
Structure: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (October 13)\xa0
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