Category Archives: tension
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Two (more) Uses for the Indirect Quote
Leave a commentMarch 13, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
To speak or not to speak — that is the question. Last week I looked at the indirect quote as …
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Indirect Quotation as a Breather
Leave a commentMarch 10, 2018 by bradcharlesbeals
For the bi-lingual, speaking in the second language can be tiring. There’s a scene in John LeCarre’s novel The Russia …
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Where to begin…Bel Canto
Leave a commentSeptember 6, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett It’s the compounding effect of implied questions that pulls me through the first two paragraphs …
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Where to begin…The Crossing
Leave a commentAugust 30, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy Years ago, I picked up a copy of The Crossing at the East Lansing Public …
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Where to begin…Fahrenheit 451
Leave a commentAugust 20, 2016 by bradcharlesbeals
A little bit of tension, and we’re hooked at page one. From Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury: It was a …
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