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The Classics Are Whatever We Want Them to Be
Classic books are a lot more varied and enjoyable than people think
Lincoln Michel
May 16
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The Rise of the Robot Writers?
Do AI writing programs have anything to offer fiction writers?
Lincoln Michel
May 12
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Alexander Chee on How to Write a Novel
The author discusses writing by hand, keeping a side journal, and “the monogamy of the idea”
Lincoln Michel
Apr 29
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Let Me Tell You About "Show Don't Tell"
This "rule" is neither a CIA psyop nor does it mean what some critics think
Lincoln Michel
Apr 20
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Conflict Is Only One Way to Think About Stories
Some conflicting feelings on conflicts in literature
Lincoln Michel
Apr 7
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The Grotesque Sublime
On combining the revolting with the awe-inspiring in horror fiction
Lincoln Michel
Mar 30
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The One Rule of Fiction Writing
a writing rule for authors who don't want to follow rules
Lincoln Michel
Mar 13
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Processing: How Matt Bell Wrote Refuse to Be Done
The author on revision, genre, and his new craft book
Lincoln Michel
Mar 7
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When Science Fiction and Fantasy Envisions Life Beyond Capitalism
A syllabus of SFF novels that imagine different ways of living
Lincoln Michel
Feb 23
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What We Lose When We Lose Literary Magazines
an ode to lit mags and some suggestions for fixing them
Lincoln Michel
Feb 16
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Do Blurbs Actually Work?
A luminous and haunting tour de force newsletter of startling originality and insight!
Lincoln Michel
Feb 11
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Some Words About Word Counts
The long and short of long of long and short books
Lincoln Michel
Feb 6
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