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Literary Alchemy

Posted on October 3, 2018May 8, 2021 by Anne Miles

Yes, literary alchemy is something I have spent some time studying. The goal? To profoundly affect your readers by allowing them to transform vicariously along with your main characters. The model has been used for centuries. Shakespeare used it. CS Lewis used it. JK Rowling used it. Suzanne Collins used it. The writer of Breaking […]

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Literary Alchemy

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