Primer: Why it Works

6 years ago

A series in which I oversimplify one concept from a work of literature to make you a better writer. Time…

The Lord of the Rings: Why it Works

6 years ago

A series in which I oversimplify one concept from a work of literature to make you a better writer. Corruption…

8 Mystery Novels to Break Into the Genre

6 years ago

This post is a roundup of all the mystery novels I read for the year. If you're looking for the…

The Prose of J.K. Rowling

6 years ago

Even her books for adults, written under the name Robert Galbraith, have terrible prose style. Her sentences contain missing clauses,…

My 2017 Reading Awards

6 years ago

As usual, I'm going to do a best of 2017 books list. This does not mean the book came out…

Literature is for the Other

6 years ago

I've decided to end my silence by responding to a recent Tor article by Liz Bourke entitled Sleeps With Monsters:…

Tenth of December by George Saunders Analyzed

7 years ago

Today we dive into the short fiction of George Saunders through his collection Tenth of December. Saunders made it in…

Examining Steven Erikson’s Prose

7 years ago

Today we'll look at some prose from Steven Erikson's Gardens of the Moon. It is both some of the best fantasy…

Sentence Length: Writing Fundamentals 4

7 years ago

I was all set this week to get away from the negative critiques of fundamental errors I keep finding. I…

Jacques Derrida: Differance Analyzed

7 years ago

Today we will do a critical postmodern reading on Jacques Derrida's theory of Differance. This series hasn't been as rough…