Tag: bethany c. morrow

• Story-Beat Study: A Song Below Water

  Last week, I did a setting study of the urban fantasy novel A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow. Today, we return to it to study its pacing. The novel is relatively short in length–my hardback copy is 286 pages long–and it is divided up into a neat 20 chapters. Before we get too…

  Katie Bachelder

  July 27, 2020

  On Stories and Ethics, Reading Reflections

  a song below water, bethany c. morrow, black lives matter, BLM, plot, portland, story-beat study, writing

• Setting Study: A Song Below Water

  The novel A Song Below Water, by Bethany C. Morrow, is a YA urban fantasy story revolving around two young women living in Portland, Oregon. The novel creates lore that takes some liberties with real-world mythos to create a story about race and about being unashamed of one’s identity. The novel’s main allure in regards…

  Katie Bachelder

  July 22, 2020

  For Writers: Builder’s Theory, Reading Reflections

  a song below water, bethany c. morrow, book review, books, Fantasy, paranormal, setting study, urban fantasy