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Archaeologies of the Weird

Official Author Blog of Matthew Rettino

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    • Weird #1 The Other Side (excerpt) by Alfred Kubin (1908)
    • Weird #2 The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford (1908)
    • Weird #3 The Willows by Algernon Blackwood (1907)
    • Weird #4 Srendi Vashtar by Saki (1910)
    • Weird #5 Casting the Runes by M.R James (1911)
    • Weird #6: “How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art Upon the Gnoles” by Lord Dunsany (1912)
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    • My Critters List of the 5 Most Common Weaknesses in Fiction
    • How I Wrote a Character-Driven Story
    • Does your Story have a Causal Chain?
      • Building and Fixing Your Causal Chain
    • Harness the Power of Dialectical Opposites to Enhance Your Storytelling
    • How to Write a Fully-Rounded Adventure Story Protagonist
    • Why Writing the Other is Always Radical (Part I)
      • Why Writing the Other is Always Radical (Part II): How the History of Medieval Romance Shows Us Why Representation Matters
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      • “In the Ruins of Shambhala”
      • “The Pilgrim’s Yoke”
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