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Dreamin' with The Write Note
Episode 2111th September 2024 • The Write Note • J Ryan Fenzel
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In this episode we examine the most controversial story-ending trope ever devised. It was all a dream…or was it?  We look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of employing this trope and play a game of “Neat” or “Cheat” with some famous dreamy endings.

 

Episode highlights:

01:35               Nailing the end of a story

02:40              It was all a dream…or was it? - The controversial trope

09:46              Character is King: Dreamy Edition (or is it?)

13:26               Neat or Cheat

13:58               A dream-sharing masterpiece

18:18               Was Dickens deceptive?

20:41               The great escape…or was it?

26:40              A train, a bell, and a hole in a pocket

31:37               The midnight twist

35:25              Honorable mention

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