Taking Yourself Seriously Is Killing Your Writing
Column by Peter Derk August 26, 2021
Has the the reign of the self-serious writer come to an end? A writer who does not take themselves too seriously hopes so.
How to Write Authentic Fiction
Column by Autumn Christian July 28, 2021
How to write authentic fiction that resonates with other people.
How To Write Your Novel in 20 Easy Steps
Column by Gabino Iglesias
Want to write a novel? Here's the definitive guide, the best guide ever, the only guide you need to get it done!
The Purr-fect Tail: 7 Books to Celebrate Respect Your Cat Day
Column by Emmanuel Nataf
March 28th is everyone's favorite holiday of the year: Respect Your Cat Day! Here are 7 books to help you respect your cat (which, ahem, you should definitely be doing already).
Politics, Cash Grabs, and Hair: The End of the Trump Parody Book
Column by Peter Derk January 20, 2021
The well is dry, the dead horse has taken a posthumous beating, and as the era comes to a close, what will we take away?
David Sedaris' 'The Best of Me' for Readers and Writers
Column by Peter Derk November 2, 2020
What's in a best of collection for David Sedaris fans? And what's to be learned by other writers?
The Top 10 Costumes for Writers in 2020
Column by Gabino Iglesias
It's the best time of the year. With a bizarre Hallloween around the corner and everyone wearing masks, it's time to recommended some costumes for writers.
The Gabino Iglesias Online MFA: Fourth Semester
Column by Gabino Iglesias June 5, 2020
The last semester of the Gabino Iglesias MFA is here! You made it...but not before you get through these classes. Then, the real work begins.
The Gabino Iglesias Online MFA: Third Semester
Column by Gabino Iglesias May 19, 2020
Survived your first year? Welcome to the second year of the world's most honest, useful, and entertaining MFA!
The Gabino Iglesias Online MFA: Second Semester
Column by Gabino Iglesias April 28, 2020
You survived the first semester? Awesome! Here's what we're doing next.
The Gabino Iglesias Online MFA: First Semester
Column by Gabino Iglesias April 15, 2020
I created a perfect MFA. Here are the classes you'll take during the first semester.
Big-Time Author Bucket List
Column by Peter Derk
Everybody needs one. And you need to make it BEFORE you're big time.
Strategies for Surviving a Writing Convention
Column by Autumn Christian
Some methods on how to survive a writing convention. No gas mask included.
20 Mistakes I Made Writing that You Should Never Do … But I Would Probably Do Again, If I Started All Over
Column by Jay Wilburn January 15, 2020
Learn from my mistakes, even if I didn't.
The Top Most Stupidest 2020 Reading Goals and Challenges
Column by Peter Derk
Yours is probably listed. Better take a look.
Why Isn't More Poetry Funny?
Column by Peter Derk
The greatest poetry question since that one that old dude wrote about which road to take.
20 Embarrassing Things Every Goddamn Writer Says
Column by Max Booth III December 9, 2019
Ugh. Writers. Make sure you have a durable vomit bag nearby before reading.
The Worst Fiverr Services for Writers
Column by Peter Derk November 20, 2019
A roundup of some really terrible, though affordable, services.
Tag Yourself: Writers’ Halloween Costumes
Column by Annie Neugebauer
It’s Halloween. You’re a writer. You're wearing one of eight costumes. Which one are you?
10 Awful Movies We Should Turn Into Amazing Novels
Column by Gabino Iglesias
There are many movies out there that are awful but contain elements of greatness. Here are ten I would love to see turned into books at the hands of some of my favorite authors.
Ten Problems Only Booksharks Have
Column by Gabino Iglesias
The term "bookworm" doesn't cut it anymore. Here are ten things only my fellow BOOKSHARKS will understand.
The Most Nonsensical Terms Used in Book Blurbs
Column by Peter Derk June 3, 2019
Are you seeing these everywhere too? Are you *gasp* blurbing books this way?
The 10 Worst Things About Shakespeare
Column by Peter Derk April 23, 2019
Between his time travel shenanigans and lack of appeal, it's hard to say why we all love this dude.
10 Authors Who Should Run for President
Column by Gabino Iglesias
I would vote for these folks, and they would probably do a decent job.
