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I’m adding How Fiction Works to my wishlist! I found CS Lewis’ collection On Stories to be a thought-provoking and helped me remember the heart behind good storytelling. A practical book on writing fiction that changed the way I think about plotting novels is “Save The Cat! Writes a Novel” by Jessica Brody.

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That last one sounds fun! I'll take a look - thanks!

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The link to the Galveston diet leads to the wrong book.

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Lao-tzu

a moral scripture

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Among other things I'm reading Esau McCaulley's memoir, How Far To The Promised Land. He'd be a great guest on Russell's podcast! Also re-dipping into Letters to Malcolm, it always reads so fresh and with sentences and thoughts that stop me in my tracks.

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We had him on in May; Russell blurbed the book and he mentioned it a bit in that episode. It's a terrific book, glad you're reading it! And Lewis is always a good re-read, I think. :)

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Sep 14, 2023·edited Sep 14, 2023Liked by Ashley Hales

Ooh, great, I'll go check the archives, I'm sure it'll be a great companion listen to the book itself.

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