THE IMPORTANCE OF FORM IN FICTION | theory, elements & examples @ShaelinWrites
THE IMPORTANCE OF FORM IN FICTION | theory, elements & examples  @ShaelinWrites
Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
PART TWO: EXTENDED EXAMPLE AND DISCUSSION: youtube.com/watch?v=k4DfWTNRXlA

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→Read the story: nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/ten-excerpts-from-an-annotated-bibliography-on-the-cannibal-women-of-ratnabar-island
→Share your thoughts: https://forms.gle/NkwE747ePCtoKgwr5

EXAMPLES LISTED
→Insta by Kelsey Lauder: puritan-magazine.com/insta
→Turing Test by Franny Choi: poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poems/turing-test
→How I wrote Turing Test: Interview with Franny Choi: theadroitjournal.org/2019/05/08/franny-choi-how-i-wrote-turing-test

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - intro
1:52 - definitions: form, story and concept
4:30 - what is 'the unity of form and concept'?
9:04 - elements of form
14:25 - making intentional choices with form
18:48 - creating a reader experience
20:16 - example 1: insta
23:50 - example 2: turning test
28:55 - contribute to the discussion!

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