Dirty Little Secrets, Part One: Why No One Cares About Your Protagonist
Column by Susan DeFreitas, February 20, 2019
Many an agent has rejected a novel with the phrase, “I’m just not in love with this protagonist.”
8 Books You Should Read Before Seeing The Movie This Awards Season
Column by Emmanuel Nataf
Eight films based on books that have been nominated for awards this season. Have you read and/or watched them? Is the book better? Weigh in with your thoughts!
10 Books That Feel Like Exes
Column by Gabino Iglesias
Different books stay with you for different reasons. Not all those reasons are good.
The 13 Best Women Writing Horror Today
Column by Meredith Borders
It's Women in Horror Month, so let's talk women in horror!
If Books Were Assorted Chocolates
Column by Peter Derk
You thought comparing apples and oranges was tough. How about chocolates and books?
5 Unconventional Methods of Writing a Story
Column by Max Booth III
Instead of surrendering to writer's block, give these ideas a try.
50 Provocative Questions About Romantic Subplots
Column by Peter Derk
Asking the hard, sweaty, breathless, demanding questions of romantic subplots.
"I Dream of Mirrors" by Chris Kelso
Review by Gabino Iglesias
Chris Kelso explores humanity's collapse and identity in "I Dream of Mirrors."
The Top 10 Fake Books in Movies
Column by David James Keaton
I've lost the ability to finish a book, but luckily there's a loophole. Fake books in movies! They're as good or as bad as you want them to be.
Platonic Love Between Men In Fiction
Column by Peter Derk
What's so hard about writing a relationship between a couple loving, intimate, affectionate, bros?
Library Love: Love Letters to the Library
Column by Stephanie Bonjack
It's easy to forget the many ways libraries make an impact on the lives of others. Here are just a few.
