Small Packages: Short Fantasy Fiction
Column by Rajan Khanna
A look at short fantastic fiction, highlighting some masters of the form as well as spotlighting some of the best places to find it.
What's The Value Of A Great Ending?
Column by Kelly Thompson
What's the value of a great ending? When you botch it, does it ruin everything that came before, no matter how good?
Ask The Agent: Answers To Some of The Gritty Details of The Business
Column by Bree Ogden
I received so many fantastic questions this week! I couldn’t decide on just a few, so I’ve decided to go ahead and answer several of them, given the answers are not as intensive as usual.
The Bottom Of The Barrel: The 10 Worst-Ranked Books On Amazon
Column by Dave Reuss
If there are winners, there are bound to be losers.
Return of the Bonkbuster
Column by Cath Murphy
With publishers returning to sexy hits of the 70s and 80s to cash in on the Fifty Shades phenomenon, what might we expect to soon find sizzling on the shelves?
The Weird Side Of Literary Tourism: Five Bizarre Book-Inspired Experiences
Column by Kimberly Turner
Ride through the diseased sewage of Charles Dickens's England, watch a MacBeth-inspired rave/orgy, survive a 'Hunger Games' simulation, and other bizarre ways to live out your favorite books.
The Street Is Hers: Quality Over Gender In Noir
Column by Keith Rawson
Is the world of Noir a big old boys club? Kinda, but most of the women hanging around could probably kick the crap out of the guys.
The Fantasy Novel Back To School List
Column by Rajan Khanna
A look at classic fantasy works and some modern counterparts that deal with similar themes.
Art and the Aphorism
Column by Jon Gingerich
Love them or hate them, writers can learn a lot about sentence structure and wordplay by experimenting with the timeless artform of the aphorism.
Indie Bookstore Spotlight: Dark Carnival, Berkeley, CA
Column by Jon Korn
A look at Dark Carnival, Berkeley, CA's beloved "Bookstore of the Imagination."
