Respecting Ideals: Reading vs Watching
Column by John Jarzemsky
With all the hubbub about respecting the space in which we consume movies, why hasn't the same argument been made about books?
Footnotes: The Old Sport of Gatsby's America
Column by Ryan Peverly
"The Great Gatsby" has personified America since its publication in 1925 – hopeful, cocksure, ambitious, and ignorant.
12 Unpublished Novels We Wish We Could Read
Column by Joshua Chaplinsky
Unfinished, unrealized, lost or destroyed: these are the unpublished novels we desperately wish we could read.
It's Made Of SCIENCE: Multiple Personalities
Column by Nathan Scalia
What you need to know about the dissociative identity disorder, multiple personalities, and SCIENCE.
Dystropia: Why The Sassy Gay Friend Isn't Progressive
Column by Troy Farah
The Sassy Gay Friend, aka the Pet Homosexual, attempts to be liberal, but it falls incredibly short. Let's look see why.
Guess The Plot: A Reawakening and a Reboot
Column by Daniel Hope
Guess the Plot: We guess the plot of a book based solely on what we can glean from the cover, then compare our guess with an actual summary of the book. In this case: 'The Last Starship from Earth.'
Anno Dracula: Appropriation of Characters
Column by Kim Newman
'Anno Dracula' author Kim Newman discusses his metafictional universe and making other people's characters your own.
5 Other Things You Shouldn't Say to Authors
Column by Brandon Tietz
Our list of things you shouldn't say to authors extends in this second installment.
How The Rules Of Screenwriting Can Improve Your Prose Fiction
Column by Christopher Shultz
Concise character and scene descriptions, emphasis on beats, lean dialogue, and page economy—the hallmarks of a well-written screenplay. Why not well-written prose, too?
How Not To Treat Your Editor
Column by Ed Sikov
Several editors tell their favorite Author Horror Stories. They're harrowing - and humiliating for us.
