Book Marketing Like a Rock Star
Column by Christoph Paul
Christoph Paul ponders why it is easier for him to promote his music than his writing, and what a writer can do to be more like a musician when it comes to marketing.
Friday the 13th: Even Better Than the Real Thing
Column by Tony McMillen
Tony McMillen talks writing and drawing Jason Vorhees—without permission.
March is the Perfect Month to Give up on Your Goals for the Year—But Hold on!
Column by Jay Wilburn
March is the month most people finally give up on their New Year's resolutions. It might be the perfect month for a restart, though.
Transactional Networking is Trash Networking
Column by Sadie Hartmann
Transactional networking is antithetical to authentic community. Here's why it needs to be eliminated
The Banality of Evil In Fiction
Column by Peter Derk
Why is so much evil in fiction so boring? How can you give those evil-doers a little life?
A Tour Through The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy at UC Riverside
Column by Gabriel Hart
A private tour of The Eaton Collection, one of the country's largest archival libraries of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.
How to Keep Your Head Up When Publishing is Hell
Column by Karis Rogerson
After more than seven years of querying, Karis Rogerson shares some of what keeps her going when writing feels impossible.
Storyville: From Baseline to Variation—How to Set and Expand Expectations
Column by Richard Thomas
How to set the baseline and then take your readers somewhere else entirely.
Bookstore Nightmares
Column by Peter Derk
On tonight's episode of Bookstore Nightmares: I shout at a bookstore owner in order to make the store better. It probably works.
5 Short Speculative Stories with Unusual Formats
Column by Sara Tantlinger
A list featuring 5 short speculative stories with unusual or experimental formatting.