Literature

Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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black box scene analysis

Literature; Fiction

A convenient means of evaluating how important a scene is. Think of the scene as a black box: characters go in to it and come out of it. What have they gained or lost? What ...

blood and guts

Literature; Fiction

Describes an event or scene which involves characters in their fundamental, primal desires, stripped of convention, artifice, or propriety.

bogus alternatives

Literature; Fiction

Cumbersome narration of infeasible actions which a character didn’t take because it would mess up the story. Usually goes overboard and includes long-winded explanations why. If ...

bridge

Literature; Fiction

A sentence or paragraph which connects two different scenes together. Often used to get into and out of flashbacks.

card tricks in the dark

Literature; Fiction

Authorial cleverness to no visible purpose. Wit without dramatic payoff.

main character

Literature; Fiction

The most important and central character of a story.

get-it-in-the-mail syndrome

Literature; Fiction

Prose over which the author, in his eagerness to finish a work, has taken too little time or care. It implies that the author can easily fix the problems if he concentrates on ...