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Slaying Dragons: Fantasy and Video Games
Column by Rajan Khanna
A look at fantasy worlds in video games- what they offer, why they work so well together and some examples of great fantasy gaming worlds.
Book Brawl: Sense And Sensibility vs. Pride And Prejudice
Column by Meredith Borders
Every month I throw two books, somehow related, into the Book Brawl ring to fight it out for the title of literary champion. Today: Jane Austen's 2 best loved comedies of manners get impolite.
LURID: Love Love Lovecraft
Column by Karina Wilson
On the 75th anniversary of H.P. Lovecraft's death, Lurid takes a look at his ever-shifting legacy. Xenophobic hack? Post-structuralist plaything? Master of the macabre? You decide.
False Starts, Dead Ends and Bad Beginnings: A Guide to Successful Storytelling Patterns
Column by Jon Gingerich
Why failing to establish clear narrative patterns or ignoring a story’s natural capacity to surprise can render an otherwise compelling work into an instant dud.
Getting It Right: Accuracy, Truth, and the Fudge Factor
Column by Ed Sikov
A guide to the responsibilities of biographical writing and how to get around them.
No Thanks, Mr Franzen, I Like My Novels Difficult
Column by Phil Jourdan
Never mind Jonathan Franzen's rants on eBooks and Twitter. He poses a more serious threat: the decline of literary difficulty.
Saga: Brian K. Vaughan's Return To Comics
Column by Kelly Thompson
Brian K. Vaughan makes his triumphant return to monthly comics with Saga #1-- a 44-page, gorgeously illustrated space opera.
Storyville: How to Get An Agent
Column by Richard Thomas
The brutal truth about trying to land an agent.
Blue is For Boys, Orange Is For Girls
Column by Cath Murphy
The Orange long list, announced on March 8th, aims to promote women writers. But does it? And shouldn't female authors be ready to take on the men?
What Is Fantasy?
Column by Rajan Khanna
An introduction to the genre of Fantasy. Where do we draw the lines? And are those lines important? What constitutes good Fantasy? This post sets the stage and lays down a path for future columns.
