Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Opinions Are Like Noses ...


... everyone has one.

I found myself in a discussion with another writing friend, a person who also enjoys creative nonfiction, and we traded opinions about "narrative arc."

Long story made short, I had been published with Creative Nonfiction Magazine's little brother, Brevity, and as a result, been invited to contribute to the Brevity Magazine blog.

I wrote a post about the narrative arc and thought no more of it. Tim Elhajj, another writing friend, sent me a note saying my post was gathering lots of comments. Soon after, Dinty Moore, editor of Brevity, sent me a note saying "I've never received quite so many comments on a Brevity blog post as yours has received so far -- and Abigail Thomas no less."

"Narrative arc" must be a hot topic among writers. If you'd like to find out more about the concept, I googled up the following resources ...



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