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The Game of Names

Characters and names

Jun 27 •

The Much Maligned Blue Curtains

Meaning in fiction

May 6 •

Time, and Time Again

What time of day is it?

Mar 31 •

Wizards and Witches And Warlocks, O My!

Terms for spell-slingers

Feb 28 •

Loading your language with a time

Feb 10 •

Reversal In A Small Compass

Peripeteia and the scene

Feb 3 •

Looking Back In The Beginning

Past perfect problems

Jan 29 •

Put Your Words To Work

Description in prose

Jan 16 •

What Is Seen And What Is Said

Style and point of view

Dec 1, 2024 •

A Brief Note On Bad Grammar

Observations as a reader

Oct 27, 2024 •

Sideways Advice On Style

How To Develop Your Style

Oct 16, 2024 •

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