10 Gems From 100 Years of 'The Elements of Style'

10 Gems From 100 Years of 'The Elements of Style'

I can’t keep a pair of pants looking presentable for more than 3 years. My body is well over 20 years old, way under 100, and it’s hit and miss with this damn thing.

And somehow the same book has been assisting writers for 100 years?

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Kathe Koja on Godmothers of Horror: Emily Brontë & Mary Shelley

Kathe Koja on Godmothers of Horror: Emily Brontë & Mary Shelley

I recently re-read Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë because KATHE KOJA kept on raving about what an innovative and wonderful, rebellious book it is. I had read it before, as a teenager, and loved the gothic moody tone, but it was eye-opening reading it again, after having submerged myself in the horror genre, realizing this is not strictly a love story. It is an expertly told ghost story.

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Storyville: Advanced Writing Workshop Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Storyville: Advanced Writing Workshop Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

So, if you saw my previous column on Surviving a Workshop, then you have already digested my thoughts on having thick skin, what advice to take, dealing with a consensus, jerks and haters, giving feedback as good as you get, and allowing yourself to create a rough draft without freaking out. That column was written back in 2017, so let’s see what I’ve learned since then, and what advanced advice I can give you here.

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10 Books by Diverse Authors That You Should Read Right Now

10 Books by Diverse Authors That You Should Read Right Now

As readers, we have the choice to read outwardly. In other words, to read beyond the stories of people who are like ourselves, thus expanding our empathy and understanding. Reading books by diverse authors is one way in which any reader can begin to question the way they experience and perceive life, as well as to complement it with perspectives beyond their own.

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Why The Punisher Has No Place In The Police Department

Why The Punisher Has No Place In The Police Department

It is no exaggeration to say America is currently in the throes of a policing crisis. Citizens are having their rights violated and being assaulted by the very officers that have sworn to protect and serve them. Tired of a police force that brutalizes innocents and murders citizens, people have taken to the streets in protest. Some of these initially peaceful demonstrations have, sadly, resulted in violence, but not by the protesters. The police have been the ones rioting and attacking people.

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The Ladies of Horror BookTube

The Ladies of Horror BookTube

Readers can discover new books in a variety of ways. Reviews of horror fiction can be found on social media platforms like Instagram (#bookstagram), Twitter, Facebook and even TikTok. Pick up one of several magazines focusing on Horror, like Rue Morgue, SCREAM, or Fangoria and there will be a section with horror book reviews. But perhaps the most interactive and personal way readers can enjoy book reviews is BookTube—readers talking about books on YouTube. As a woman writing horror fiction reviews myself, I am well aware of the growing sisterhood.

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Black Authors You Should Read

Black Authors You Should Read


Want to read some black authors? Good. World literature would be a fraction of what it is today without the contributions of black writers. In this short list you will find science fiction, romance, poetry, YA, horror, crime, literary fiction, and nonfiction. Dig it:

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Tricking People Into Diverse Reading

Tricking People Into Diverse Reading

The online internets are filled with diverse book lists right now. This is a good thing.

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Excited About "Lovecraft Country"? Read Victor LaValle's "The Ballad Of Black Tom" First

Excited About "Lovecraft Country"? Read Victor LaValle's "The Ballad Of Black Tom" First

Last month, HBO released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming series Lovecraft Country, set to premiere in August of this year. The show follows a young Black man, Atticus (Jonathan Majors), as he travels through Jim Crow America with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and his Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance), searching for his missing father.

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Blake Butler on "Alice Knott" and the Creation of Challenging Art

Blake Butler on "Alice Knott" and the Creation of Challenging Art

If you enjoy the type of non-traditional fiction Blake Butler produces, I'm assuming you are already aware of his existence. If you enjoy but are not yet aware, you are in for a treat. Maddeningly surreal at the level of the sentence, Blake's work reveals itself from afar, coming alive when taken as a whole. His manipulation of language is a thing of wonder, and the emotions it inspires are more akin to what a person feels while listening to an intricate piece of music as opposed to reading a book.

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