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Some Surreal Books from Around the World
A reading list for fans of the dreamlike, nightmarish, and downright bizarre
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Write for Your Best Readers Instead of Your Worst Readers
A little plea to stop judging art by what the dullest take away
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That Viral "Most Books Sell < 12 Copies" Claim Again
Yet another post on confusing book sales statistics
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Fear of the Surreal
On David Lynch, surrealism, and hating art that "makes you feel weird."
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Fantastic Modes; Or, Is Magical Realism Just Urban Fantasy?
On the differences and similarities between surrealism, fabulism, contemporary fantasy, and etc.
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Algorithm America (a short story)
A story about A.I., the housing crisis, climate change, and several other things.
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The Clarifying Cut
Forcing yourself to revise with arbitrary wordcounts.
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What Algorithms Can't Tell You about Art
On Prosecraft and why data analysis of fiction rarely says anything at all
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