But Would Dracula Have Read Leaves of Grass?
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I’m generally not a fan of abscribing modern sensibilities to people who lived hundreds of years ago, but the possibilities of this...
Spring Planting for Writers
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In a post on Writers Unboxed, Barbara O’Neal offers suggestions for some literary spring planting that can help writers grow new creative...
3 Reasons It’s Ok to Hoard
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This advice goes against the current zeitgeist, and we wholeheartedly agree with it! (Big Pulp is contrary by nature.) A new post...
A Pioneering Woman of Sci-Fi
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In a lengthy article on Lit Hub, Brad Ricca shares the biography of Clare Winger Harris, a popular pulp era science fiction...
7 Reasons You Can’t Finish
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In a post on the Script Lab blog, Ken Miyamoto suggests seven reasons why you might be having a hard time finishing...
“You Go With What’s Alive” – Advice from Philip Roth
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A post on Literary Hub shares advice on writing culled from various interviews with Philip Roth, beloved writer of The Human Stain, American...
How to Shut Out the Herd
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Writers are often encouraged to find their community, for many reasons – inspiration, motivation, encouragement, critiques, networking, and on and on. However,...
Five Things You Won’t Learn Writing Your Novel
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In a post on the CrimeSpree blog, Richie Narvaez, author of Hipster Death Rattle, lists the five things he didn’t learn while...
What’s a Detective Without His City?
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In an article on CrimeReads, Adam Abramowitz, author of Bosstown and A Town Called Malice, laments the gentrification of cities and neighborhoods that have...
Is It Ever Too Late to Pursue a Dream?
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A lengthy article on Longreads (duh) follows 40-year old Dan Stoddard on his quest to become the oldest rookie ever to join...