Erotica for the Big Brain

What should a writer’s attitude be towards his or her characters? Ernest Hemmingway once said, “When writing a novel, a writer should create...

It’s probably no secret to anyone who visits this site on a regular basis; I loathe Fifty Shades of Grey . In fact, loathe may be too weak a...

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. (Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride )   In my extensive...

The most imaginative fiction often defies easy classification, and this strange, eclectic, dazzling, haunting, weirdly lyrical, sometimes di...

The Killer Wore Leather  is the kind of book that makes my job so much more difficult. A critic wants something to criticize , after all. Bu...

I’ve been concentrating on my own fiction lately, working to complete a new collection of short stories and an additional long-ish stand-a...