Saturday Show #21: James M. Cain, Jim Thompson, and Margaret Atwood

Summary: Relevant Links and Various Show Notes and Such:<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/126NbZd">Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan</a><br><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/13RPsVO">Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood</a><br><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/12yse5P">The Talkative Corpse: A Love Letter by Ann K. Sterzinger</a><br><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/11hkSQ2">The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson</a><br><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1aj8wwv">James M. Cain collection of stories</a><br><br> <a href="http://amzn.to/10HYTnT">Almost Home by Frank Marcopolos</a><br><br> <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/20/constructive-criticism-reviewing-the-idea-of-reviewing.html">Ben Greenman’s Daily Beast Whine-Fest</a><br> ***<br> ~ Nostalgia as a theme, and how nostalgia changes memories.<br><br> ~ Unreliability of human memory/the human brain.<br><br> ~ Character likeability and dialogue as reader hooks.<br><br> ~ The importance of correct details.<br><br> ~”Slice of life” stories as learning tools.<br><br> ~ Working themes in a story as ACTION, in a narrative element.<br><br> ~ Foreshadowing: How not to do it.<br><br> ~ Organic vs. Manipulated Themes.<br><br> ~ Raising the stakes.<br><br> ~ Backstory details revealed through character decisions.<br><br> ~ Post-modern motto: “The truth is UNKNOWABLE.” True or false?<br><br> ~ Lenny in “Memento” as an everyman.<br><br> ~ Whining in modern literature.<br>