The Dog that Didn’t Bark in the Night: Saliency Bias in Story-telling & History
In a Sherlock Holmes story about the disappearance of the racehorse Silver Blaze and the murder of its trainer, this exchange occurs...
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Craig S. Thompson
Mar 12, 20234 min read
From the Coffin
Character Development by a Master Below is a guest blog written by Sadie Hiam, who I’m very proud to say is one of my children! Their...
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Craig S. Thompson
Mar 12, 20236 min read
The Great Game of Writing
When I had three soccer-playing kids at home, I volunteered to coach all of their teams. Far from being a chore, it gave me an excuse to...
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Craig S. Thompson
Mar 12, 20238 min read
The Girl With the Pearl Earring Reconsidered
Vermeer’s The Girl With the Pearl Earring is one of the best known works of art in the world, and yet the painting is thoroughly...
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Craig S. Thompson
Mar 12, 20234 min read
Writing is Simply About the Story
We’re taught the rules of fiction in school, things like plotting the story arc and developing the characters and setting. Teachers often...
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