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17.15: Storytelling in the Footnotes
FromWriting Excuses
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peng Shepherd, and Howard Tayler
You probably already know what footnotes are¹, but have you ever seen a story told through the footnotes²? It's similar to the story-within-a-story structure, but there's more to it than that. In this episode our guest host Peng Shepherd explores footnote storytelling³ with us.
Credits: This episode was recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson
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¹ This is an example of a footnote.
² This is not an example of footnote storytelling.
³ With the addition of a third footnote, maaaybe there's a beginning, middle, and end, and therefore a story?
You probably already know what footnotes are¹, but have you ever seen a story told through the footnotes²? It's similar to the story-within-a-story structure, but there's more to it than that. In this episode our guest host Peng Shepherd explores footnote storytelling³ with us.
Credits: This episode was recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson
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¹ This is an example of a footnote.
² This is not an example of footnote storytelling.
³ With the addition of a third footnote, maaaybe there's a beginning, middle, and end, and therefore a story?
Released:
Apr 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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