How to Read Short Stories (Patreon)
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2021-03-16 17:34:48
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In anticipation of the upcoming Short Story Masterclasses, here's a video guide on the art of reading short imaginative literature.
- 0:00 how to read short stories
- 0:24 why every author is different
- 0:50 learning to read is learning to communicate
- 1:18 all talk is self-talk
- 2:10 short stories as training ground for empathy
- 2:20 how to read a Chekhov short story
- 2:30 how to read a Hemingway short story
- 3:00 the art of irony
- 3:20 empathy as telepathic power
- 3:53 how to read a Turgenev short story
- 4:42 how to read a Borges short story
- 5:08 how to read a Joyce short story
- 5:33 how to read a D.H. Lawrence short story
- 5:52 the practicalities of reading short fiction (quick immersion)
- 6:20 slow reading and rereading
- 7:00 guiding questions for when reading short fiction
- 8:35 the truth of poetic fiction and short literature
- 9:08 how to befriend the characters
- 9:50 Aristotle and Freytag's Pyramid
- 10:16 inciting incident, rising action, and conflict
- 11:44 a metaphor for short fiction (diamonds and oranges)
- 13:50 about the Short Story Masterclasses
Happy reading, everybody!
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