Columns
Writing the Senses: Smell
In this five-part column, Hannah Howard explores the senses from a craft perspective.
Writing Richer Characters By Writing Kink
In the second installment of her column, Megan Pillow examines a short story by Carmen Maria Machado to demonstrate how some of the best examples of contemporary writing craft can be found in writing about sex.
How’s the Writing Going, R. O. Kwon?
“I know that when I’m really writing, when I’m really, really lost in a sentence, I forget I have a body, I forget what time is. I forget to eat.”
Writing Sex Was Easy Until I Had to Read It Aloud
I had one male audio engineer in the room with me, politely waiting to hear me record a graphic essay about youthful sex.
When Is It Time to Give Up on an Old Project?
In the fifth installment of our Tarot + Craft column, Sarah Elaine Smith gives advice to a writer who is growing tired of working on their manuscript.
Book Contracts: Let’s Talk Rights
In the second installment of her column, Kate McKean tells us all about the rights and subrights that could appear in your contract when you sell your book to a publisher.
When Do You Stop Writing?
Let’s give answering this difficult question a shot.
Reading My Audiobook Was an Act of Letting Go
You cannot grow, or heal, or whatever it is we’re trying to achieve when we write though trauma, by distancing yourself from your own pain.
On Craft, Rhythm, and Writing About Sex
In the first installment of her new column, Megan Pillow shows us how some of the best examples of contemporary writing craft can be found in writing about sex.
How’s the Writing Going, Michael Seidlinger?
“I always battle with the realization that the stuff I write doesn’t need to exist, and I wonder how many people actually want to read the horror and speculative fiction that I write.”