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Recommendation: The Odyssey (Read by Ian McKellen)
Checking out an obscure book nobody on the internet knows about
10 hrs ago
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Lincoln Michel
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Art in the Age of Slop
On Romantasy plagiarism, hashtag books, and why originality is still worth striving for
Jan 9
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Lincoln Michel
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December 2024
My 2024 in Reading (Plus Lessons from Tokarczuk's Prose)
A look back on the books I read in 2024 and some thoughts on Olga Tokarczuk's The Empusium
Dec 31, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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2024 Year-End Writing Round-Up
What I published here and elsewhere this year (plus thoughts on another year of newslettering)
Dec 21, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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Turning Off the TV in Your Mind
Thoughts on flipping from "TV brain" to "prose brain" when writing fiction
Dec 12, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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Four Translated Novels I Enjoyed This Year
Recommending some lovely and strange translated novels published in the last couple years.
Dec 1, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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November 2024
Imitation Games
Quick thoughts on "The AI Art Turing Test"
Nov 22, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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Adjusting the Levels in Revision
Some thoughts on novel revision and narrative mixing
Nov 15, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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October 2024
Processing: How David Small Illustrated and Wrote The Werewolf at Dusk
The artist on weird fiction, the appeal of giant monsters, and illustrating short stories.
Oct 31, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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Processing: How Jeff VanderMeer Wrote Absolution
The author on the importance of structure, revision, and writing "in the grip of an ecstatic vision."
Oct 22, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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Metallic Realms Cover Reveal: Coming May 2025
A cover reveal and description of my next novel
Oct 16, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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Han Kang Wins the Nobel!
And some thoughts on the Nobel, writing, and age
Oct 10, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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