Kris AshtonNov 20, 20142 minHow reading teaches you to writeIn his book On Writing (now a modern non-fiction classic), Stephen King delivers a simple ultimatum to wannabe authors: If you don’t have...
Kris AshtonNov 17, 20145 minA critique of slush reader rejectionsThe most painful rejection found on the rejection spectrum is the shortlist rejection. This is where a story is ‘recommended for a second...
Kris AshtonJun 29, 20147 minA sad thing happened to Australian fictionWhile nosing around for short fiction markets recently, I came across an Australian literary journal called The Canary Press. I liked the...
Kris AshtonJun 9, 20143 minWhat the hell is writing anyway?No matter how many academics try to dissect it, and no matter how many greedy hacks try to turn it into a commodity, the process of...