Literature: February 2003 Archive Page

"In the autumn of their careers, they are in a mood to dispense the wisdom that comes of decades of slugging it out with editors, critics, other writers and, roughest of all, their own restless egos....Let us summon in spirit some of these authors of literary guides and memoirs and hear what they have to say. Aspiring writers pay attention." Philip Marchand --Write This Way, Gentle ReaderToronto Star)

"Horror is the genre of the jolt, the shock, the spark. The horror story's conflict is always a matter of life and death, but death -- even to an undead creature -- always comes as a surprise. The climax of a horror tale is almost unilaterally a killing blow, catching someone or something unaware. Death almost always comes too soon -- that's why we fear it. Life is always too short. Never long enough." Michael Arnzen --Knife Wounds: Horror and MinimalismGorelets)