Ep. 196: Memory & Time with Mark Lawrence (Writing Masterclass)

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Adrian M. Gibson interviews Mark Lawrence in a writing masterclass exploring the themes of memory and time.

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Memory & Time with bestselling author Mark Lawrence . During the episode, Mark unlocks the secrets of the mind, including how memory and time play into the human experience, the relationship between memory and identity, forgetting and how memories change across time, the role of emotions in forming memories, collective stories and history, unreliable narrators and narratives, flashbacks and non-linear story structures, revealing the passage of time and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Mark. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to check out part one. 🍄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍄 OUR SPONSOR: Go Back by Emily Wagner is a thrilling, dystopian speculative fiction novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in hardcover, paperback and eBook. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on…

People in this episode

Host: Adrian M. Gibson

Guest: Mark Lawrence

Topics covered

• memory
• time
• writing
• identity
• narrative structure
• emotions
• collective history

Keywords

• memory
• time
• writing masterclass
• Mark Lawrence
• narrative
• identity
• emotions
• flashbacks
• non-linear storytelling

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