Ebook: Meander, spiral, explode: design and pattern in narrative

Novelist and writing teacher Jane Alison illuminates the many shapes other than the usual wavelike "narrative arc" that can move fiction forward. The stories she loves most follow other organic patterns found in nature-spirals, meanders, and explosions, among others. Alison's manifesto for new modes of narrative will appeal to serious readers and writers alike.;Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Primary Elements; 1. Point, Line, Texture; 2. Movement and Flow; 3. Color; Patterns; 4. Waves; 5. Wavelets; 6. Meanders; 7. Spirals; 8. Radials or Explosions; 9. Networks and Cells; 10. Fractals; 11. Tsunami?; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Works Mentioned