Category: Personal Essays
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Characters: Created or Discovered?
Some writers build their characters before the story begins. I usually know where mine are going—but often discover who they are only when they start speaking.
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Same Story, Different Eyes
Is fantasy simply a fairy tale for adults? A look at how readers of different ages can enter the same imaginary world—and find something entirely different there.
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Why Dragons?
Fantasy can invent almost anything. So why has one of its oldest creatures survived every generation?
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What We Carry Into Our Stories
How the experiences we carry with us can quietly shape the stories we choose to tell.
