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Some Surreal Books from Around the World
A reading list for fans of the dreamlike, nightmarish, and downright bizarre
Sep 26
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Lincoln Michel
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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
Sep 14
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Lincoln Michel
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That Viral "Most Books Sell < 12 Copies" Claim Again
Yet another post on confusing book sales statistics
Sep 5
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Lincoln Michel
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August 2023
Fear of the Surreal
On David Lynch, surrealism, and hating art that "makes you feel weird."
Aug 31
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Lincoln Michel
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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.
Aug 25
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Lincoln Michel
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Algorithm America (a short story)
A story about A.I., the housing crisis, climate change, and several other things.
Aug 18
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Lincoln Michel
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The Clarifying Cut
Forcing yourself to revise with arbitrary wordcounts.
Aug 14
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Lincoln Michel
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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
Aug 7
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Lincoln Michel
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On the State of Literary Magazines
This week, Fantasy magazine announced it was shutting down three years after it rebooted. Fantasy did great work in those years and their stories were…
Aug 2
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Lincoln Michel
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July 2023
Better Said than Dead: Quick Tips on Dialogue Tags
On when and how to use or avoid "[he/she/they] said"
Jul 26
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Lincoln Michel
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Processing: How Henry Hoke Wrote Open Throat
"I did a daily silent meditation before writing, placed myself mentally in the place my mountain lion was about to find themselves."
Jul 19
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Lincoln Michel
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How Literature Lasts (and Popular Myths of Popularity)
On what books remain, fade, or return
Jul 11
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Lincoln Michel
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