An overview of major themes I found while studying metafiction for the Metaclass, a self-study course for a masters of literature at San Francisco State University. This summary will also serve as a guide to the posts I have written over the last four months (with notes about a few others I intend to write). [...] Continue reading …
Is this a realistic narrative? A little girl with dimples and pink ribbons gets the puppy she wanted for her birthday, even though her mother had said they couldn’t afford it. The girl wraps her pudgy arms around her mom’s neck and declares, “Thanks, Mommy. I love you so much.” Not very realistic? Why not? [...] Continue reading …
I am not writing this. This blog is writing me. I did not want — nor was I able — to write this myself. I will create a persona as I go along, let’s call him Ronosaurus, that will do the work for me, someone simpler, who does not get pimples nor have a crick [...] Continue reading …