The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

The Shape of a Story: On Losing (and Finding) the Plot of Your Novel

Emma Knight: “As the character in this story, I’ve evolved at least to this extent: it’s no longer plot I’m afraid of.”

By Emma Knight | January 23, 2025

Why It’s Good News That Bad Mothers Are All the Rage on the Page and the Screen

Why It’s Good News That Bad Mothers Are All the Rage on the Page and the Screen

Emma Knight on Finding the Reality of Motherhood Represented in Fiction

By Emma Knight | May 6, 2022

We Will Always Need Virginia Woolf: A Common Reader’s Defense

We Will Always Need Virginia Woolf: A Common Reader’s Defense

Emma Knight Contemplates the Legacy of a Literary Icon

By Emma Knight | January 25, 2022

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