James Longine Yu

As I mentioned in my current writing project, I will be creating short vignettes to show off the worldbuilding of a urban fantasy novel set

Now that I’ve gotten the analysis of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted out of the way, I want to devote my next project toward the practice of

Note: The following is my attempt to analyze the structure and pacing of Naomi Novik’s excellent fantasy novel Uprooted by breaking it down by chapter

“It’s headed for the city,” Jean announced to her disbelieving crew. The mess hall was silent. Besides a few galley cooks hosing down dirty trays,

“Commander, it’s time to head back. We’re not going to find anybody.” Jean ignored Captain Sheff’s plea, and focused instead on navigating the rescue barge

The sortie against Dreadfall was a textbook maneuver. Jean’s flight soared toward the luftnought’s last known location in a scattered formation, keeping a lookout for