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Writing Excuses Season 2 Episode 28: Applying Critical Reading: “Watchmen”
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19 minutes
Released:
Apr 20, 2009
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Last week we talked about reading critically, reading as writers. This week we decided to apply that critical reading skill to Watchmen, the Hugo award-winning graphic novel by Alan Moore, illustrated by Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. We start (once we get past the donuts in our mouths) by breaking it down into character, setting, and plot, and then we further dissect each of those elements based on what we thought of them.
This episode is chock full of spoilers. If you're planning on reading Watchmen for the first time (or seeing the movie), you probably ought to do that before you let us ruin it for you.
Writing Prompt: Write an alternate history for 2009 taking stylistic cues from Watchmen.
This episode is chock full of spoilers. If you're planning on reading Watchmen for the first time (or seeing the movie), you probably ought to do that before you let us ruin it for you.
Writing Prompt: Write an alternate history for 2009 taking stylistic cues from Watchmen.
Released:
Apr 20, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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