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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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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
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
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
For mushroom core are you thinking like What Moves the Dead and Perdido Street Station?
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Am I the best writer? No.

Maybe that will help. Sometimes the best way to learn is to notice the mistakes of others.
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.
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM