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Novelist and Björk collaborator Sjón on Icelandic literary history that spans millennia Photo by Charl van Rooy on Unsplash Sjón, born Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson, has spent the...

Advice on adding conflict to your fiction from The Blunt Instrument Dear Blunt Instrument, I am a short story writer and need your blunt advice on...

Are you tired of seeing the same types of books on Tinder over and over again? Their descriptions of themselves so formulaic that you could almost...

Many authors are inspired by music, listen to it as they write their books, and may even publish lists of existing songs as an unofficial soundtrack....

I recently took my first trip to Disney World in awhile. Now, I grew up in a Disney-loving family. I draw major bragging rights from the...

One taught me love; one taught me patience; one taught me pain… If you’re anything like me, you’ve been humming Ariana Grande’s newest song to yourself...

You’re walking along minding your own business and you run smack dab into an elf. Or you’re fiddling with your hair in the mirror and you...

Issue #1 of Bitter Root by David Walker, Chuck Brown, and Sanford Greene dropped November 14th to much-deserved acclaim. If you haven’t had a chance to check...

Friends, I wont lie…this year has been a slog. I’ve found myself flailing for all the self-care opportunities I could find. I’ve strayed from my previously...

If you’re a reader, chances are you’re drawn to one thing above all else: great stories. Luckily, there’s a plethora of those available these days, and...