![]() ![]() ![]() For example, after standard advice about establishing a narrative goal undergirded by “human urgency,” he advises writers to find “lower-order goals” for characters to work toward in each scene, especially scenes heavy on dialogue. ![]() This book will be particularly valuable for any writer wanting to thread the genre/lit-fic needle.Įven when Perry is offering up familiar craft advice, as in the chapter titled “Urgency,” he provides new tools. He’s published fiction in the likes of Paris Review and also writes for DC comics. As a writer, he’s found a sweet spot in combining the two: whipping up a what-happens-next plot while still offering up complex sentences, resonant metaphors, and clever wordplay. As the title Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction, implies, Benjamin Percy’s reading life began with genre fiction, then shifted to literary fiction in grad school. ![]()
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