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McCormick, Patricia
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literary fiction social realism past tense first POV ~140 pp
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A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 20
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 95%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 5%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count35,110
Page count~140 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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