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Sophie Lisa wrote: "But what really bothers me is that I can't always remember a book I finish.." I keep a list of all the books I've read per ...

If I Don't Remember What I Read, Did I Really Read It At All? - Reactor

But two months later, when a friend finished the book and messaged me about it, they referenced parts of it that I could barely contextualize. A ...

Six Tips for Writing Young Adult Novels - Gotham Writers Workshop

In writing for young adults, do not write as an adult looking back. The perspective needs to be immediate. A teenage character can look back on his younger ...

Review of the Day: Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow - Fuse #8

Turn to page 34 to see a glorious example of how an author drops bread crumbs from chapter to chapter.” I don't remember writing that, but I was ...

How to start writing a novel - Curtis Brown Creative

When you start writing a novel, you will inevitably fall into one of two categories. ... Think about who your characters are - not just what they ...

The Man in the Well by Ira Sher | CommonLit Library

Purpose for Reading: To understand how an author uses characters with ... but then we looked around at each other and it was decided. I don't remember ...

Finding a Book When You've Forgotten Its Title

First, pin down everything you can remember about the book, plot, character names, time period in which the book may have been published, genre, etc.

Why You Probably Shouldn't Read 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara

... have to descend an endless stairwell to reach the second-saddest book. ... book after so many hours. And yet, I wouldn't recommend A Little ...

Name that Book - LibraryThing

Have you forgotten the name of a book you once read? This group is here to help you find it again! Please carefully read the Posting Guidelines thread before ...

My Thoughts on The Broken Kingdom Series by LJ Andrews

Though we do not know where the final male is currently located, since he has only appeared in memories thus far. ... There is only one book ...

Fahrenheit 451: Questions & Answers - SparkNotes

... he's “putting on weight” when he becomes curious about reading books. He can't quite articulate what is happening to him but later reveals to Faber that he “ ...

A letter from a Lost writer - TV Calling

Remember when Michael appeared to Hurley, he said he was not allowed to leave the Island. Just like the MIB. He wasn't allowed into this sideways world and thus ...

Percival Everett Can't Say What His Novels Mean | The New Yorker

Now, he said, it was a “blur.” Books, either written or read, are conventionally understood to be pathways to knowledge. But Everett claims to ...

"The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speech

But it would never have occurred to me to think that just because I had read a novel in which a character was a serial killer that he was somehow representative ...

What You NEED to Know About Your Characters - Dabble

A character's personality should be more than just a list of traits; it should inform every aspect of their existence in the story. And since ...

7 Early Signs Your Child May Have a Reading Issue | Brightly

If, after ample repetition, your child still can't remember basic sight words ... Can't remember what he reads or what was read to him earlier in a story.

Hyperthymesia - Wikipedia

A person who has hyperthymesia is called a hyperthymesiac. Hyperthymesia. Other names, hyperthymestic syndrome, ...

Neal Stephenson on History, Spycraft, and American-Soviet ...

... will auto-complete pretty quickly. Polostan is a word that emerges. It's a joke that one of the characters makes toward the end of the book, but ...

eRA Commons Frequently Asked Questions

But remember some users may have a legal ... The Human Subjects link will only appear after an application has been through peer review.

How to Write Dialogue in Fiction | The Blog - The Novelry

Have you ever read a book with a fantastic story, only to wish the dialogue was – well, a little better written? The characters all sounded ...