Interviews

An Interview with Chuck Wendig

April 24th, 2012

When LitReactor co-head honcho Dennis Widmyer asked me to describe the writing of Chuck Wendig, I more or less had to scratch my head and think about how, exactly, would I define it? He doesn’t exclusively write in one particular genre, so my catchall answer was Urban Fantasy. But even that doesn’t adequately describe Wendig’s style. The one thing I did say without hesitation was that Wendig was about two years away from being the next Neil Gaiman.

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5 Questions with LitReactor's Master of Craft, Jon Gingerich; 'Fundamentals of Short Fiction' Starts Monday

April 19th, 2012

Jon Gingerich is the author of some of LitReactor's most popular columns on craft, so we're incredibly excited to debut his first online class, Fundamentals of Short Fiction, which is kicking off on Monday. 

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5 Questions With Returning LitReactor Instructor, Holiday Reinhorn; 'Embracing The Practice' Starts Monday

April 13th, 2012

A few months back Holiday Reinhorn taught a course at LitReactor. How did it go? This is what one of the students had to say: Holiday Reinhorn is a wonderful and nurturing instructor. Her workshop techniques allow for multiple perspectives on one piece of writing which allow you to really dig in and figure out what you're trying to say and do. Additionally, Holiday was extremely encouraging in every way, shape, and form. Even though it was online, I felt like I was friends with her, and most of my classmates by the end.

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5 Questions With LitReactor's Latest Instructor, Vanessa Veselka; 'Leading With Voice' Starts Monday

April 4th, 2012

In an interview with Literary Kicks, Vanessa Veselka discussed her debut novel Zazen, and this is how the interviewer described the book:

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Choosing The Best Senses With Kris Saknussemm

March 30th, 2012

He's been called a mashing of James Ellroy and David Lynch. As a personality, some are not quite sure who he is. His Wikipedia page posits a theory that he could be a pseudonym of the late David Foster Wallace, or even a composite entity made up of other authors bent on a weird collaboration. He's Kris Saknussemm, and fresh on the heels of touring to promote his latest novel, Reverend America, Kris wants to share his unique perspective on the power of place in bringing fiction to life.

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Dames Don't Get Tougher Than LitReactor's Latest Instructor, Christa Faust

March 9th, 2012

Christa Faust is one of my favorite hardboiled writers working today. Not just because she writes prose that's funny, dark, tough and moves like lightning, but because she really gets the genre. That's why I'm excited we were able to recruit her to teach a class at LitReactor. 

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You Don't Know Michael Hastings

March 7th, 2012

You probably think you know who Michael Hastings is by now.

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Ed Sikov On All You Need To Know About Writing Nonfiction That Sells

February 24th, 2012

On February 27th, biographer, film critic, professor, and memoirist, Ed Sikov, leads a 5 week beginner-friendly non-fiction class, Charming with the Truth: Harness the Tools of Fiction to Craft Compelling Autobiographical Essays. To help you understand what you'll get out of this class, Mark Vanderpool, our Director of Education here at LitReactor, fired off some questions to Ed.

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A Couple of Questions with Joshua Mohr

February 9th, 2012

On February 20th, critically acclaimed author Joshua Mohr leads a 4 week beginner-friendly class, Plotlines: Crafting Powerful Story Progressions That Stay True To Character. To get to know the man behind the desk a little better, Mark Vanderpool, our Director of Education here at LitReactor, fired off a few questions to Joshua.

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An Interview with Josh Bazell

February 7th, 2012

In 2009, Josh Bazell burst onto the literary scene with his debut novel, Beat the Reaper. The story of orphan-turned-hitman-turned-mob informant-turned emergency room physician Dr. Peter “Pietro Brnwa” Brown was universally praised for its muscular prose style, dark humor, and its irreverent treatment of several crime fiction tropes. The novel became a bestseller, and Dr. Bazell has spent the last three years writing his follow up, the equally original and compulsively readable, Wild Thing.

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