Unreliable Narrators in Modern Mystery Novels

Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina Source: Daily Independent https://lnkd.in/gQKud6GG

Pacing isn’t just about car chases and cliffhangers—it’s the rhythm that keeps readers engaged, whether you’re writing historical fiction, fantasy, an essay, or a poem. Our panelists will explore how to control the flow of information and how to create momentum that carries readers through your work. Learn techniques for varying sentence length, managing white space, balancing introspection with action, and other structural choices that shepherd your reader’s experience from the first line to the last. https://lnkd.in/ec6tuDpF

A small fragment from a larger line of thought. On structure and existence, on thresholds and what happens when they falter. My new essay on Substack: https://lnkd.in/eJnApyjq

Rana Hanna, author of Birds in the Rain, shares advice for new authors: 1. Take yourself seriously 2. Respect your readers "Soft Corporate" by NewHOfTechnology — Free download: https://lnkd.in/gibDC9G2

Pacing isn’t just about car chases and cliffhangers—it’s the rhythm that keeps readers engaged, whether you’re writing historical fiction, fantasy, an essay, or a poem. Our panelists will explore how to control the flow of information and how to create momentum that carries readers through your work. Learn techniques for varying sentence length, managing white space, balancing introspection with action, and other structural choices that shepherd your reader’s experience from the first line to the last. https://ow.ly/2SK850YJ7rV

Reading is one of the earliest ways children begin to understand who they are and what is possible for them. In my newest column for Stu News Laguna, I reflect on the role reading plays in shaping confidence, curiosity, and opportunity, and why access to books is something we should all care deeply about. These are quiet decisions with long-term impact. The full piece is live: https://lnkd.in/ghmFNcfB

Posts like this are such simple reminders why I am so thankful for LinkedIn and why I love books! The last time I thought of Lois Lowry was when I read "The Giver" in middle school. I was taken in by the story of a young person who fights to regain their individuality and to learn true beauty in a system that is bent on destroying those two tenets of the human experience. I will absolutely be changing that after learning about this upcoming release from the author. Fiction gives readers the opportunity to see the world through another’s eyes. It helps us to empathize, to explore, and to learn more about the world around us. Fiction helps open the door to conversations on complex issues that exist a step removed from real life. They sound real, they feel real when you engage with them, but they aren’t actually happening. This is such a necessary space to feel, understand, and know others and even just to discuss what’s weighing on our hearts. While these are not revolutionary arguments for the importance of fiction writing, I feel now more than ever the urge to champion those willing to pen books that challenge, bend, and break the perceptions of those around us and ourselves. Books that speak to the human experience written by those who are experiencing it themselves. Things even a brief glance at Lowry’s list of published works shows she’s done time and time again. Very excited to pick this read up as soon as it hits the shelves!! What are some books that challenged your understanding?

I cant wait to dig into this. At the 2024 Adapt Institute conference on Disinfo, I explained why misinfo research is largely 10 years of failure that has eroded trust. Hopefully the tide is turning back towards reason.

Refreshing take on misinformation that clarifies some misconception people have. One key insight is to increase trust (on reliable sources), not to increase distrust (on unreliable sources). Check out the core argument in the table from the paper that I shared in the comments.

This is great work, and I'd add that people ought to read it together with Dominik Stecuła's also excellent "Why Content Fixes Can't Solve Structural Problems" https://lnkd.in/dbWAxdMb