Fodder for Our Writing…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Musings
I attended a Christmas brunch this past weekend. It was wonderful. These kinds of events challenge me.
With so many in attendance, over 100, the threat of emotional overwhelm looms large.
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Of Crevices, Cracks and Teflon…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays
Symbols deepen what we, as readers, come to know and experience with a character. But what makes us feel with and for her, or him [the protagonist]–cry with them, scream for them, die with them? What ultimately moves and transforms us, the reader, along with the central character of a story, or novel? Certainly obstacles [...]
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