032: The Lost World by Michael Crichton

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In this episode we invited our friend James Zwerneman to join our conversation, and James suggested we discuss a chapter from The Lost World by Michael Crichton. What can we learn from a single chapter from a novel? What can a single chapter accomplish within the context of a novel? What should a scene accomplish? What can we learn from a narrative point of view that is at a distance from the character’s interior thoughts? How do physical descriptions differ from functional descriptions? How important is pervasive conflict in a story? How much conflict can be embedded into the narrative? How can characters embody that conflict?

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