KRIS ASHTON

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...

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...

The more I learn about the English language, the more irritating it becomes. Not because there’s anything wrong with English itself, but...

The more I learn about the English language, the more irritating it becomes. Not because there’s anything wrong with English itself, but...

Is belief in a higher being hard-wired into the human psyche? It’s something I ponder a lot because, even though I’m an atheist, I find...

Is belief in a higher being hard-wired into the human psyche? It’s something I ponder a lot because, even though I’m an atheist, I find...

In the publishing world (whether you’re talking books, magazines or online), silence is almost always a bad sign. I learned this lesson...

In the publishing world (whether you’re talking books, magazines or online), silence is almost always a bad sign. I learned this lesson...

The internet was supposed to provide a framework for the expansion of human intellect and understanding; instead it has become a petri...

The internet was supposed to provide a framework for the expansion of human intellect and understanding; instead it has become a petri...

The novice writer who is trying to get published is prone to developing a persecution complex. I know I did. After all, I had spent my...

The novice writer who is trying to get published is prone to developing a persecution complex. I know I did. After all, I had spent my...

Modern wisdom has it that to be successful, an author needs to have a strong presence on social media. If you don’t have a website, a...

Modern wisdom has it that to be successful, an author needs to have a strong presence on social media. If you don’t have a website, a...

My first boss in publishing once said something that I have subscribed to ever since: “Everybody needs an editor. Especially the editor.”...

My first boss in publishing once said something that I have subscribed to ever since: “Everybody needs an editor. Especially the editor.”...

When I was a teenager, the two things that rocked my world were martial arts and bodybuilding. Where most of my friends had cars or girls...

When I was a teenager, the two things that rocked my world were martial arts and bodybuilding. Where most of my friends had cars or girls...

When an unpublished writer has been rejected enough, I suppose it's inevitable that he will develop a complex. In its early stages, the...

When an unpublished writer has been rejected enough, I suppose it's inevitable that he will develop a complex. In its early stages, the...