SPECIFIC POSSIBILITIES WRITING TECHNIQUES USED IN EPISTOLARY FORM AND THEIR EFFECTS ON BOTH THE CHARACTERS AND READERS

This article focuses on the accomplishments of epistolary fiction and what it offers writers. It analyzes a study of the history and evolution of the form to develop a base for ideas presented in the following sections. Moreover, it addresses the  challenges posed by the epistolary form as well as the form’s possibilities. The article investigates specific possibilities writing techniques used in epistolary form and their effects on both the characters and readers. The central argument of this article offers an assessment of the strengths of epistolary fiction, and a claim that shows how these strengths are evident in epistolary novels spanning the last three and a half centuries.