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What O’Connor Designed: Torque in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”
Matthew Cricchio 7/14/25 Matthew Cricchio 7/14/25

What O’Connor Designed: Torque in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”

Discover how O’Connor’s A Good Man Is Hard to Find uses structural torque—a twist in belief built scene-by-scene—to transform plot into catharsis, and learn how to apply it in your own writing.

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Sequence Design: How to Build Pressure That Actually Turns the Story
Matthew Cricchio 7/7/25 Matthew Cricchio 7/7/25

Sequence Design: How to Build Pressure That Actually Turns the Story

Scenes don’t carry a story. Sequences do. This lesson breaks down how to structure narrative momentum that escalates and turns—so your story doesn’t just move, it changes.

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