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Three Books About... Animals
February 6th, 2014
Image by Adam D'Costa Are you a vegetarian? A vegan? Do you only buy products not tested on animals? Want to hear a confession? Me neither. I’ve adopted rhinos and gorillas. I wear leather. I own dogs and cats and lavish them with toys, treats and attention. I eat meat.
Read Column →Overcoming Object Love: How to Write Female Leads Who Are People
February 5th, 2014
My goal in this article isn't to explore the complexity and pitfalls of gender representation. Instead, I want to simplify the issue and teach you how to overcome an insidious (and painfully common) writing disease: Object love.
Read Column →Lurid: Nipped In The Bud - Hebephilia in Fiction
February 5th, 2014
LURID: vivid in shocking detail; sensational, horrible in savagery or violence, or, a guide to the merits of the kind of Bad Books you never want your co-workers to know you're reading.
Read Column →Authors and Publishers — Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
February 4th, 2014
Image copyright Toho Company Ltd Well, 2014 started off with a bang in terms of publishing — on both sides of the fence. The shocker about an author who turned down a six figure advance to self-publish her work was only the beginning, and seems to have kick-started the heated debate about self-publishing all over again. Add to that changes (or not) in the traditional publishing sector and the picture doesn’t seem to be getting any less fuzzy.
Read Column →Ask the Grammarian with Taylor Houston - Now Taking Your Questions
February 3rd, 2014
One of the most exciting and helpful features we offer in the LitReactor Magazine is our series of columns geared at answering reader questions. As you know, Erin Reel-—publishing and editorial consultant, writing coach, columnist and blog host—led this feature with her masterly 'Ask The Lit Coach' series of columns.
Read Column →Beautiful Void: The Importance of Implied Narrative
January 31st, 2014
Image Copyright the BBC “You have to listen to the notes they’re not playing.” At some point in your life, whether in reality or on television, you’ve no doubt heard the statement above used to explain a piece of music, usually jazz, that the speaker thinks the assembled audience is not appreciating properly. Obviously you can’t hear noise that isn’t being made, so what could this nonsense possibly mean? In the case of jazz, I couldn’t tell you.
Read Column →UPDATED WITH WINNER - LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown: January Edition
January 31st, 2014
Flash fiction: A style of fictional literature marked by extreme brevity. Welcome to LitReactor's Flash Fiction Smackdown, a monthly bout of writing prowess. How It Works We give you inspiration in the form of a picture, poem, video, or similar. You write a flash fiction piece using the inspiration we gave you. Put your entry in the comments section. One winner will be picked and awarded a prize. This month, you get only 14 words, but there are no limits on structure or number of sentences.
Read Column →Blogging and the Law: Five Issues You Need To Know
January 31st, 2014
Last year, Cath Murphy wrote a column on how to be an awesome blogger. Keeping a blog is a great idea for writers. It helps your routine of keeping up a daily word count, it helps you be social with readers and other writers, and it can be a useful platform for your fan- (or potential fan-) base.
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