100 Bits Of Advice Gleaned From Writing 100 LitReactor Columns

Column by Peter Derk
April 17, 2017 (1) comments
To celebrate 100 columns written, an author punishes himself with 100 lessons learned.

Book vs. Comic vs. Film: "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" vs. "Nada" vs. "They Live"

Column by Christopher Shultz
What better time to re-examine John Carpenter's satire on Reaganomics and its source material?

Writers: Why You Should (and Shouldn't) Start a Patreon

Column by Max Booth III
April 14, 2017 (5) comments
Thinking about starting a Patreon but unsure if it's the right decision? We're here to help.

Comics And Comics Movies Need Good Villains

Column by Peter Derk
April 14, 2017 (1) comments
Where have all the villains gone?

But How Do I Write It? Methods for Matching the Medium

Column by Annie Neugebauer
April 13, 2017 (4) comments
When a writer gets an idea, how do they know if it’s a poem, story, novel, tweet, graphic novel, blog, essay, etc.? Can it be more than one? How do you decide?

Story Structure: The Magic Bullet that Nearly Killed Me

Column by Matthew Quirk
April 13, 2017 (4) comments
Matthew Quirk, author of the newly-released 'Dead Man Switch,' talks about the secret code of storytelling he learned from screenwriting.

Be Smarter Than a Toddler: 5 Ways To Avoid Reading Books to Your Kids

Column by Bart Bishop
April 12, 2017 (1) comments
A look at how your kid's obsession with one book may drive you over the edge, and how to avoid that.

Five Storytelling Tips I Learned from Watching 'The Bachelor'

Column by Christoph Paul
April 11, 2017 (3) comments
Five examples of how reality TV Shows 'The Bachelor' and 'The Bachelorette' showed me how to write better stories.

Hail Satan! The Return Of REAL 80's Nostalgia

Column by Keith Rawson
April 11, 2017 (5) comments
Literature is finally starting to tackle the phenomena of 'Satanic Panic' that took hold during the 80's, and with stellar results.

10 Mistakes I Made as a Debut Novelist

Column by Susan DeFreitas
April 10, 2017 (18) comments
When I signed the contract on my first novel, I thought I knew what to look for--and what to expect. As it turned out, I was wrong.