• Essays

    The Psychology of Fandom

    "What qualities in a book are likely to inspire fandom?"

    September 1, 2022  By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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    What Dystopias Reveal About Us

    "What’s the name for a dystopia that is no longer imaginary?"

    August 31, 2022  By C. J. Carey
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    Don’t Turn My Book into a TV Series 

    Jason Mosberg on Hollywood's IP craze and the dream of an original idea (and an original script).

    August 30, 2022  By Jason Mosberg
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    Six Things I’ve Learned About Writing In My Sixties

    "I’m old enough to know that writing is a privilege."

    August 30, 2022  By Rosalind Stopps
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    Man or Beast? Apex Predators in Tales of Crime

    We fear these creatures in fiction. But in the real world, humans pose the biggest threat of all.

    August 29, 2022  By Jon Kaledin
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    Relating to Diverse Characters: The Common Denominator

    Unless you're reading an autobiographical novel, you won't find a character exactly like you. But as humans, there are shared experiences that unite us.

    August 29, 2022  By V. M. Burns
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    The Gospel According to Flannery O’Connor, Harry Crews, Toni Morrison and Donald Ray Pollock

    These authors "each extend Poe’s Gothic sensibility to show us the frailty of our superficial, quotidian existence."

    August 29, 2022  By Jonathan Woods
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    Mark Pryor On Writing a Novel Set During WWII-Era France To Honor His Family History

    "[T]he First and Second World Wars remain alive, not just in our imaginations but before our very eyes."

    August 26, 2022  By Mark Pryor
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    The Gothic Horror of a Post-Roe America

    Or, We're All Still Locked Away in Edward Rochester’s Attic...

    August 25, 2022  By Gwendolyn Kiste
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    On Finding Community and Writing Through A Dystopia

    "After the dark ages of shutdowns and sickness, a renaissance could be around the corner."

    August 25, 2022  By Cate Holahan
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