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Short Little Difficult Books
Novels that challenge with style, story, or form that you can read in a day.
Nov 18
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Lincoln Michel
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The Counter Craft Halloween Horror Writing Guide
🚨New book announcement! 🚨Plus, unlocking bone-chilling articles from the archives
Oct 31
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Lincoln Michel
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The Grand Ballroom Theory of Literature
On literature as an unending conversation, genres as dialogues, and writing as adding your voice to the chat
Aug 18
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Lincoln Michel
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Is Your Worldbuilding Up To Code?
On the infinite ways to build cities, realms, worlds, and galaxies
Jul 4
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Lincoln Michel
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Fairy Tales Before Fantasy Become Tropes
On the weird and surreal magic of old fairy tales
May 19
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Lincoln Michel
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The Age of Genre Bending, Blending, and Juxtaposing
Thoughts on the most important literary trend of the last 25 years, and novels that juxtapose different genres side by side.
May 6
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Lincoln Michel
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Writing Terror into Your Horror
Some October horror writing advice to curdle blood and tingle spines
Oct 4, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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Dune Names Are Good, Actually
On language, names, and worldbuilding
Mar 2, 2024
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Lincoln Michel
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Underpinning Your Horror in the Uncanny
Some craft tips on evoking the eerie in fiction
Oct 19, 2023
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Lincoln Michel
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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, 2023
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Lincoln Michel
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Fear of the Surreal
On David Lynch, surrealism, and hating art that "makes you feel weird."
Aug 31, 2023
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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, 2023
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Lincoln Michel
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