Columns

Shotgun Do Your Stuff: A Joe R. Lansdale Primer

Column by Meredith Borders

This East Texan writer is prolific and profoundly awesome.

'Good Sex, Great Prayers': A Journey in Publication (Part 4: Spinning Plates)

Column by Brandon Tietz

March 28, 2013 (3) comments

In this installment we'll examine the hardships of not meeting your deadline, how to stay relevant while you write, and promoting when you have nothing to promote.

Why The F*ck Aren't You Reading Bonnie Jo Campbell?

Column by Keith Rawson

March 27, 2013 (3) comments

Why The F*ck Aren't You Reading... returns to feature National Book Award Nominee, Bonnie Jo Campbell.

Nothing New Under The Sun: The Origins of 5 Common Literary Allusions

Column by Taylor Houston

March 27, 2013 (3) comments

Do you ever feel like you are reading the same things over and over again? Well, you are. Here are five familiar literary allusions explained.

Three Books About...The Road

Column by Cath Murphy

March 26, 2013 (1) comments

Contrast three writers on the same subject and what you end up with is not just interesting—what you end up with is inspiration.

Quirky Works in Indie Publishing

Column by Erik Wecks

Self publishing offers an author a means to write their story just the way they want without having to fit within the conventions of the traditional machine.

The 10 Books That Taught Me Everything I Know About Sex

Column by Joshua Chaplinsky

March 22, 2013 (19) comments

Consider this a warning: Properly educate your children about sex OR THEY WILL TURN OUT LIKE ME!

Book vs. Film: A Clockwork Orange

Column by Meredith Borders

March 22, 2013 (24) comments

The author of the book hated the film. So how do we feel about it?

LURID: Season Of The Witch

Column by Karina Wilson

Pointy hats? Wands? Green skin? Crones? Why is Hollywood still clinging to crude medieval stereotypes of witches? Lurid takes a look at a more intelligent class of witch lit.