Video of a Novel: Day 23

Detail and "Thisness"

In the wonderful book, How Fiction Works, by James Wood, he talks about the term "thisness" as being a detail that conveys a very particular thing, and that thing gives us a palpable sense for the scene, the character, and the story. So this week I've been focusing on detail, and "thisness," for a few different reasons. I talk about that in the video.

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