Interviews

10 Questions With Channel SK1N Author Jeff Noon

October 11th, 2012

Just a few weeks ago, we brought you the belated news that science fiction author Jeff Noon had written his first new novel in a decade. This was almost a year after I had asked the question, What The Hell Ever Happened To... Jeff Noon?, and got the then hoped-for answer: Working on a new book.

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10 Questions With Michael Lowenthal

October 3rd, 2012

Michael Lowenthal’s fourth novel, The Paternity Test, has just been published by Terrace Books/University of Wisconsin Press. It's the story of two men trying to hold their fraying relationship together by moving to Cape Cod and having a baby with a surrogate mother, and their odd friendship with her, her husband, and the married couple's young daughter.

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Politics of the Past: Irvine Welsh Revisits the 80's with Skagboys

September 18th, 2012

In 1993 Irvine Welsh introduced us to a group of young Scots in media addictus with his debut novel, Trainspotting. Three years later, their story was adapted into a film that boosted international awareness of the actors, director, and author alike. There were complaints about the lack of subtitles and the thickness of the accents, but that didn't stop everyone and their mother from trying one on for size, sounding like so many poorly imitated Sean Connerys and Scrooge McDucks.

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Resurfacing: An Interview with Lidia Yuknavitch on Writing, Teaching, and Bringing Dark Secrets to Light

July 25th, 2012

Reading The Chronology of Water, I was struck by the human depth of it and how brave you seemed on the page. The narrative voice takes on traumatic personal experiences without flinching, but equally without narcissism or wallowing, and is counterbalanced with wicked moments of humor. Could you tell me what it took to bring the most difficult moments to the page and whether you'd do it all again?

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Growing Up Dead In Texas: An Interview with Stephen Graham Jones

June 14th, 2012

In Growing Up Dead in Texas, a novel billed as part mystery and part memoir, Stephen Graham Jones goes back to his hometown of Greenwood, Texas to investigate a fire that torched the town’s cotton a quarter of a century ago, when Jones was only twelve. He takes his reader with him, back to West Texas of 1985, and relives a story about farming and basketball, about secrets and graveyards, about Hot Wheels and ghosts (albeit not in their usual form).

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Twitterview with Bree Ogden, Instructor Of Our Upcoming Class 'Intro To Graphic Novel Writing'

June 5th, 2012

Bree Ogden is back with her hit class, Intro to Graphic Novel Writing. The course, designed to help you master the elements of writing a publishable graphic novel, was a huge success when she taught it last year. We're excited to be offering it again. 

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Paul Tremblay, Sarah Langan and John Langan Talk About The Horror Genre, And Their New Class Kicking Off Monday

June 1st, 2012

This is a first for LitReactor, and an exciting one, at that. This Monday, we kick off our first multi-instructor class, The Horror, The Horror: Writing Horror Fiction With Substance.

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5 Questions with LitReactor's Christopher Bram; 'Beginning the Novel' Starts Next Monday

May 21st, 2012

The hardest part of anything is getting started. That's especially true of a novel--a giant, sprawling story that will never work if you don't jump off from solid ground. 

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5 Questions with LitReactor's Scott Myers; 'A Screenwriter's Approach To Story Prep' Starts Monday

May 9th, 2012

On Monday we kick off A Screenwriter's Approach To Story Prep with Scott Myers, a class that has us excited for two reasons: 

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5 Questions with LitReactor's Master of Horror, Jack Ketchum; 'Talking Scars' Starts May 7

April 27th, 2012

LitReactor is thrilled to welcome horror-master Jack Ketchum for Talking Scars. In this four-week online class, Ketchum will lead you through the dark side of fiction, revealing the dynamics of how to craft compelling horror and suspense.

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