What Works & What Doesn't: 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'
Column by Christopher Shultz
We're going back to rural Texas to examine Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel's seminal horror masterpiece from a writerly standpoint.
UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: September Edition
Column by Taylor Houston
Opus T. Penguin of Bloom County has woken up after 25 years. This month, write a story that picks up 25 years after something.
Why You Need A Writing Uniform
Column by Peter Derk
Do the clothes make the writer? And do the same clothes every day make a BETTER writer?
18 Things to do Before I Die: The Book Vendor’s Bucket List
Column by Max Booth III
The essential list for every serious convention book vendor.
Fiction Shmiction: The Complex Question of Writing as Activism
Column by Rob Blair Young
If we're all creating a broader social narrative and constructing damaging roles, does that mean we should portray the world as it should be rather than as it is? Tough question. Let's unpackage it.
12 Productive Ways to be Unproductive
Column by Leah Dearborn
Procrastination doesn’t have to be a complete waste of time. Instead, it can be only sort of a waste of time.
Ten Movie/TV Tie-In Cookbooks
Column by Christopher Shultz
Submitted for your reading and culinary pleasures, here are some TV/Movie-themed cookbooks that will either make you salivate or scratch your head.
5 Old School Writing Rules That Need To Retire
Column by Taylor Houston
The article in which I call out my Alma Mater for being stodgy ol’ hypocrites.
5 Things 'The Martian' Film Needs to Live Up to the Book
Column by Rajan Khanna
Ridley Scott's 'The Martian' releases on October 2. But will it live up to the novel? Rajan Khanna looks at 5 things the film needs.
7 YA Novels Featuring Lesbian and Bisexual Girls
Column by Riki Cleveland
With increased exposure and reader’s desire to see themselves in the pages of the books they read, there are more young adult novels that explore the lesbian and bisexual experience. Here are seven.
