Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker

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The Rise of Worldbuilding and the Decline of Literature
Why Story Seems to be Increasingly Taking a Back Seat
Oct 1, 2022 • 
G. M. (Mark) Baker
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The Rise of Worldbuilding and the Decline of Literature
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Why Christian Fiction Always Seems Forced
Trying to make it seem natural is what makes it seem forced
Apr 3 • 
G. M. (Mark) Baker
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Why Christian Fiction Always Seems Forced
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No, You Can't Learn History From Historical Fiction
I stumbled into an interesting debate on the Historical Novel Society Facebook group the other day.
Jan 31, 2022 • 
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The Rise of Genre and the Fall of Story
Why do so many readers today read one genre exclusively?
Mar 16 • 
G. M. (Mark) Baker
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The Rise of Genre and the Fall of Story
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Fairytales are Not Fantasy
The matter of fairytales is the experience of living one’s life under the eye of heaven.
Nov 9, 2024 • 
G. M. (Mark) Baker
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Fairytales are Not Fantasy
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Serious Popular Fiction
Notes towards a revival
Jul 11, 2022 • 
G. M. (Mark) Baker
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Serious Popular Fiction
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The Grisly Ghosts of Gruesome Time – Chapter 2
The Great Substack Story Challenge
Jun 2, 2022 • 
G. M. (Mark) Baker
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The Grisly Ghosts of Gruesome Time – Chapter 2
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Sinners, Saints, and Monsters
There are three kinds of characters: saints, sinners, and monsters.
Dec 5, 2024 • 
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Sinners, Saints, and Monsters
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The Wistful and the Good, Chapter 1
The Ship
Nov 27, 2021 • 
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The Wistful and the Good, Chapter 1
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Classic vs. Modern Fiction, part 2
A conversation with Joseph Harris
Jul 16, 2023 • 
G. M. (Mark) Baker
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Classic vs. Modern Fiction, part 2
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We Are At War With Metaphor
I stumbled upon this piece of silliness on LinkedIn, the home of much earnest Internet silliness.
Mar 20, 2023 • 
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We Are At War With Metaphor
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Classic vs. Modern Fiction, part 4
A conversation with Joseph Harris
Aug 7, 2023 • 
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Classic vs. Modern Fiction, part 4
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