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What does it mean to be building a career as an author in this day and age? We talk with... more
We reminisce on when we were on a writing retreat on a cruise in 2023, planning this close reading series.... more
We had the pleasure of sitting down with N.K. Jemisin to talk about the structures and processes that helped create... more
We’ve loved doing our close reading series throughout 2024, and The Fifth Season has been no different. Today, we’re reflecting... more
Today we’re zooming out to see where N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season fits into the canon of fantasy literature. How... more
The structure of The Fifth Season features both mirroring and inversion. How do these structural shifts interact with the three... more
Structure and POV (point of view) are often intertwined. In N.K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season, we see this in the... more
Just a reminder that we will be talking about a lot of spoilers, so if you haven’t read The Fifth... more
We sat down with the author of Ring Shout, P. Djèlí Clark, in order to wrap up our close reading... more
This episode, we’re talking about how important tension is in creating a world where your readers feel fully immersed. We... more
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