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There are articles and essays I wish would go on forever. This is one.
In the past I’ve suggested, “Show your reader their worst fear happening to a character, then show how the character survives that fear, and your reader will love you.”
In this essay, the author states:
There are few lessons that stay with us longer and deeper than those which strike mortal fear in us and then propose a way out.
Check out this article about Christmas and Dickens and so much more:
Britain is Haunted by Dickensian Ghosts
Let me know what you think.
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