This article was written by Chris Ciolli. Most of us know about Irish writers like Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, […]
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Slow-Read Sunday: Hamlet, Acts 3 and 4
If you missed the discussion of Acts 1 and 2 you can catch up here. In Acts 3 and 4 […]
What You Can Learn from the World's Worst Writing
This article was written by Chris Ciolli. We’ve all been there. That terrible free e-book you downloaded on a whim. […]
Conquering Grief: Literature as a Consolation
This article was written by Amarie Fox who also provided a beautiful painting to accompany her work. You can find […]
5 Literary Couples and the Crazy Things They've Taught Us About Romance
This article was written by Chris Ciolli. From childhood on we’re fed dangerous half-truths and misconceptions about love and romance […]
You Don’t What?
This article was written by Susan Sundwall. Now that I’ve signed a book contract and have let friends, family, strangers and […]
Who Cares About Spoilers?
This article was written by Andrew Blackman. If you read book reviews online, you’re probably aware that many people really […]
The Economy of Fiction
In twenty-four hours of quiet reading we can finish a long novel covering a man’s entire life. In a traditional […]
Why I Started Reading
This article was written by T. Lloyd Reilly. I read a guest post on this site several weeks ago titled “Why I […]
Across Genre Lines: Why Books that Defy Traditional Categories are a Good Thing
This is an essay by Chris Ciolli. More and more often, the stories that authors choose to tell are defying […]