New York Comic Con 2014: Cosplay, Spies and Speed Dating
Shana Mlawski and Mark Lee overthink the 2014 New York Comic-Con.
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Posts by Seth Mlawski on Overthinking It
Seth Mlawski is the author of YA fantasy Hammer of Witches (Tu Books/Lee & Low) and a longtime writing teacher, story consultant, and script doctor. Seth’s essays and comics have been featured in Vogue, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and many others.
To Hell With Your Realism
“It’s realistic” doesn’t mean it’s good.
This Is My Intelligent Design: Hannibal’s Evolutionary Theory
Adapt. Evolve. Overthink.
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Four Ways Community Might End
Community is a flat circle.
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28 GIFs That Explain James Joyce’s Dubliners
The GIFs fall faintly through the universe upon all the living and the dead.
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Conspicuous Consumption: The Socioeconomics of Hannibal
Will Grahams of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains!
The Lawful Good: A Defense
Think characters have to be dark to be interesting? Think again. All hail the Lawful Good.
Take A Look, And Win A Book: “Hammer of Witches” Giveaway
Win a free copy of Shana Mlawski’s YA fantasy Hammer of Witches. She’ll even sign it, with a pen!
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Reminder: Love Triangles Not Necessarily Feminist
Since Twilight and The Hunger Games, love triangles have been all the rage in young adult literature, and readers are sick of them. Except for the readers who love them, and the readers who don’t care either way. I’m saying … Continued
Underthinking It: AP English Portmanteau Names
For when you’re writing high-class slashfic.
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