Ten Lighter-Raising, Horn-Throwing, Can't-Miss Rock Biographies
Column by Joe Daly
A classic rock biography is fueled by more than just wild tales of epic hedonism. It takes exhaustive research, keen insight and rich, engaging prose. Of course, sex, drugs and rock and roll help too.
Writing Powerful Descriptions
Column by Jon Gingerich
Why the best descriptions are the ones that are easily understood, yet leave a lasting impression on readers’ minds.
Post-Mortem: "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Column by Jack Joslin
An autopsy of William Faulkner's novel, 'The Sound and the Fury'. What makes this novel so great?
My Kindle Experiment: How Easy Is Amazon's Self-Publishing Platform?
Column by Hanna Brooks Olsen
Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing makes profiting from a book or novel seem ridiculously easy. I've got an unpublished manuscript that I'm willing to sacrifice, so let's see just how simple this is.
Short Shorts: Extremely brief prose forms plus LitReactor’s first Short Shorts Contest!
Column by Taylor Houston
Learn all about how to write the shortest stories possible, plus enter your own 10 word/2 sentence short short for a chance to win some LitReactor swag. Short short = Win win!
10 Science Fiction Books That I Love (And You Will At Least Like A Lot)
Column by Jon Korn
As the new guy around the site, Jon Korn introduces himself via the favorite medium of everyone from David Letterman to Yahweh- science fiction.
Top 10 Ways To Make 'The Walking Dead' Less Stupid, Revisited
Column by Rob Hart
Back in November, when the mid-season finale aired, I suggested 10 ways the writers of The Walking Dead could make the show less stupid. Did anything change between now and then? Kinda...
Ask The Lit Coach: "How Does The New Trend In Self-Publishing Affect Literary Agents?" and More
Column by Erin Reel
Issue 12 of Ask The Lit Coach is all about literary agents. This week we discuss whether or not US agents consider clients living outside the U.S. and what will be the fate of agents post ePublishing
Slaying Dragons: Fantasy and Video Games
Column by Rajan Khanna
A look at fantasy worlds in video games- what they offer, why they work so well together and some examples of great fantasy gaming worlds.
Book Brawl: Sense And Sensibility vs. Pride And Prejudice
Column by Meredith Borders
Every month I throw two books, somehow related, into the Book Brawl ring to fight it out for the title of literary champion. Today: Jane Austen's 2 best loved comedies of manners get impolite.
