Poe on Writing, Part 1

Celebrate Poe

English - May 12, 2023 21:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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This is episode 174 of Celebrate Poe (or AI Poetalk) - season 3. The episode is Part 1 of a 3-part series of the AI Edgar Allan Poe on Writing. Another way to think of this episode is Part 1 of Poe’s Thoughts on Literary Mastery.

00:00 Intro 02:36 Mr. Poe on Writing04:47 Advice on story stucture07:48 How long should a story be?10:02 Thoughts on “one sitting rule”14:57 Thoughts on story location18:24 Thoughts on story climax21:21 Theme and characterization of work26:20 Character development from Poe’s works28:49 Future episodes29:35 Sources36:01 Outro (Come Rest in This Bosom Outro)