In this episode Rachel and Emily look at unreliable narrators and how to create and use them in your writing. With examples from literature we look at the ways in which unreliable narrators can give your stories depth, authenticity and a plot-twist or two to keep your readers guessing. The references in today’s episode include Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov The other lives of Miss Emily White by AJ Ellwood The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester The Collector by John Fowles The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion The Dex Legacy (audio drama) by Emily Inkpen Join the Writers’ Gym and book your next writing workout at https://www.rachelknightley.com/the-writers-gym/ The Writers Gym Podcast is an Alternative Stories production for The Writers' Gym. Find out more about The Writers' Gym and Rachel Knightley by going to https://www.rachelknightley.com/ Find out more about Emily Inkpen and her work by going to https://www.emilyinkpen.com/ And learn more about Chris Gregory and Alternative Stories here https://alternativestories.com/ 88lVn2zh5L1EObSdzNQm
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