Storyville: Researching The Best American Short Stories Anthology
Column by Richard Thomas
When you are looking to do research on literary short fiction, start with the Best American Short Stories anthology.
Ask The Agent: Lots of Rejections From Editors... Should You Look for A New Agent? and More
Column by Bree Ogden
Navigating the rough terrain of today’s publishing industry shouldn’t be a solo event. This week in Ask the Agent, I’ll explore and dissect two of the industry’s mysteries, straight from the shoulder.
Watch Out For That First Step – It’s A Doozy: The Top 10 Time Loop Stories
Column by Meredith Borders
Celebrate this Groundhog Day the way Punxsutawney Phil intended: with a list of the best time loop books!
Watching out for Reiterations: Eliminating Redundancy in Your Writing
Column by Taylor Houston
Like Sonny & Cher on February 2nd, redundancies in your writing are driving your readers crazy.
Think Through Twitter: Questions for the Social Media Artist
Column by Phil Jourdan
The creative potential in social media platforms is obvious, but what about the other side? Phil Jourdan looks at the way Twitter can encourage new ways of thinking critically about the arts.
LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: January Edition - Updated with Winner
Column by Taylor Houston
New Year, new inspiration. Flash Fiction. 250 words. 1,2,3, GO!
‘Good Sex, Great Prayers’: A Journey in Publication (Part 3: Art & Stuff)
Column by Brandon Tietz
In this third installment of the "Good Sex, Great Prayers" series, Brandon Tietz discusses the process of designing the novel and the common pitfalls beginning authors fall into.
Info Dumps Aren't Evil
Column by Erik Wecks
Writers are often told to avoid information dumps at all costs, but this can leave a story feeling clipped and lacking necessary description.
Kill Those Modifiers!
Column by Jon Gingerich
The overuse of adjectives and adverbs can ruin sentences and flatten descriptive passages.
Phraseology: Groups of Words with a Lot of Jobs
Column by Taylor Houston
So I've bored you with lectures on sentences and clauses, now we'll talk about that other group of words-the phrase.
