Below the Fray

BELOW THE FRAY dives into the world of fiction from a dozen angles. Criticism. Publishing. Craft. Motivation. Is that a dozen? I try to explore less-frequented areas of the literary landscape. Jumping into the thorn bush with nothing but a dull knife and the knowledge that I don’t have a literary career to mess up.

Is Dua Lipa our greatest interviewer of novelists? Did Charlie Rose’s stupid questions make for excellent interviews? What would romance novels written by men look like? Why are all the best detectives in fiction sexually aloof?

This substack is the sister to the video essays I post on Youtube.

We’re starting from nowhere. Let’s see if this is a labyrinth or a maze.

“Good luck down there.”