Writing About Writing About Writing
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A blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social.
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Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social.
Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
This series is inspired by Jane Alison's excellent book on alternative story structures 'Meander Spiral Explode'.
Meander Spiral Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative - Jane Alison
Like a natural historian of text, Alison catalogs and describes several alternative narrative structures at both the macrotext and microtext level.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This series is inspired by Jane Alison's excellent book on alternative story structures 'Meander Spiral Explode'.
If you are wondering "what the heck is a spiral story?" The first part of this series is here:
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Spiral Story: Ideation
Inspired by Meander, Spiral, Explode I'm writing a short story with a spiral plot structure, from idea to final draft.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
If you are wondering "what the heck is a spiral story?" The first part of this series is here:
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Perdido can be divisive on plot, people either love it or hate it. But is absolutely 100% there on the mushroomcore aesthetic.
October 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Perdido can be divisive on plot, people either love it or hate it. But is absolutely 100% there on the mushroomcore aesthetic.
For mushroom core are you thinking like What Moves the Dead and Perdido Street Station?
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
For mushroom core are you thinking like What Moves the Dead and Perdido Street Station?
Am I the best writer? No.
Maybe that will help. Sometimes the best way to learn is to notice the mistakes of others.
Maybe that will help. Sometimes the best way to learn is to notice the mistakes of others.
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Am I the best writer? No.
Maybe that will help. Sometimes the best way to learn is to notice the mistakes of others.
Maybe that will help. Sometimes the best way to learn is to notice the mistakes of others.
Each step in the process will be broken down, explained, and posted unpolished. An I'll talk about what I learned and what I'd do differently. Because it's hard to find rough and final manuscripts for comparison.
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Each step in the process will be broken down, explained, and posted unpolished. An I'll talk about what I learned and what I'd do differently. Because it's hard to find rough and final manuscripts for comparison.