What's your thoughts about having the first sentence in a novel being internal dialogue? What are the potential problems this could raise? what are the benefits? By internal dialogue i mean something like: It's so high up here. Thought Sam while...(sentence continues)

How does the “twist / ten / 転” phase in the Japanese kishōtenketsu narrative structure differ from the “plot twist” that is a standard element of many Western stories? I’m thinking, for example, of the way many American police dramas (such as Law & Order) adhere to the following structure: The...

Please compare Alchemist and The Old Man and the Sea. Do you agree that they talk about the same thing, through each do that a bit differently? Alchemist, nevertheless, didn't receive any prices (no I'm aware of). I consider Alchemist is at least as good as The Old Man and the Sea. But what is u...