A Novel 📖

A Novel

Charmaine Wilkerson
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literary fiction magical realism / historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~400 pp

Vibe

melancholic lyrical atmospheric

A literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

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Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 90
externalintrospective
Ending 60
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 60%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count100,004
Page count~400 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited