Counter Craft
fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books, other things
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
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- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 9, 2026
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The Roots of the Novel Are Parody, Pastiche, and Play (opens the original)
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Processing: How Nicholas Russell Wrote Observer (opens the original)
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Sweat the Technique: On Writing Process and Possibilities (opens the original)
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Processing: How Josh Riedel Edited Thirty Cabins (opens the original)
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Stitching Up the Creature; Or, the Horrors of Revision (opens the original)
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