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As a literary agent, editor, and author, Michelle is invested in helping writers improve their craft and increase their understanding of the publishing industry. This section includes tutorials, articles, posts, and videos she has created over the years to aide writers and illustrators in their quest to get their work in front of readers eyes.
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Magical Realism in Books and Film
Originally published by Michelle Witte on April 4, 2016. Image above created by Stefano Vitale for Broadway musical production of Like Water for Chocolate. This is the fifth in a five-part series on Magical Realism. If you haven’t read the previous posts, I recommend starting with Part 1: What Is Magical Realism? “When you throw everything up in…
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What Magical Realism Is to Me
Originally published on September 29, 2015. This is fourth in a five-part series on Magical Realism. If you haven’t read Part 1: What Is Magical Realism?, I’d recommend starting there. “Our human tragedy is that we are unable to comprehend our experience, it slips through our fingers, we can’t hold on to it, and the…
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Elements of Magical Realism
Originally published by Michelle Witte on September 29, 2015. This is the third in a five-part series on Magical Realism. If you haven’t read the first two, I recommend starting with Part 1: What Is Magical Realism? “I began to wonder whether anything truly existed, whether reality wasn’t an unformed and gelatinous substance only half-captured…