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John Palmer

The Obscure Film Review: Straight Up

Straight Up is a playful yet melancholic exploration of love, sexuality, and relationships. If you watch one film this month, make it this!

2 min readNov 24, 2022

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The Obscure Film Review: Straight Up

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John Palmer

Book Review: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous depicts a realistic view of the pain and oppression caused by American capitalism, both at home and abroad…

3 min readNov 6, 2022

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Book Review: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

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John Palmer

An Extensive Guide to What Makes a Short Story Publishable

Most lit mags don’t offer feedback on submissions, especially not for free, so how are you supposed to know what they are looking for?

9 min readNov 2, 2022

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An Extensive Guide to What Makes a Short Story Publishable

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John Palmer

The Funniest Insults in Literature -

A fun list of insults and scathing comments from the world of literature, all of which are worth immortalising in our collective memory.

6 min readSep 11, 2022

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The Funniest Insults in Literature -

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John Palmer

An interview with the author and experimental writer, Marc Nash — Cult Fiction

About Marc Nash

8 min readApr 22, 2019

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John Palmer

An interview with author and creative writing teacher, Andrew Crumey

Crumey is a Scottish novelist and scientist with eight published novels, his latest being The Great Chain Of Unbeing. He graduated holds a…

5 min readMar 1, 2019

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An interview with author and creative writing teacher, Andrew Crumey

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John Palmer

50 worldbuilding questions to add depth to your masterpiece — Cult Fiction

Worldbuilding is an important part of any story. How in depth you go is always at your own discretion, but knowing the world your story…

8 min readFeb 13, 2019

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50 worldbuilding questions to add depth to your masterpiece — Cult Fiction

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John Palmer

Five Exercises to Strengthen Your Persuasive Writing

Understanding Persuasive Writing.

3 min readApr 10, 2018

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Five Exercises to Strengthen Your Persuasive Writing

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John Palmer

Five Exercises To Strengthen Your Descriptive Writing

Understanding Descriptive Writing.

4 min readApr 10, 2018

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Five Exercises To Strengthen Your Descriptive Writing

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John Palmer

Five Exercises to Strengthen Your Expository Writing

Understanding Expository Writing.

3 min readApr 10, 2018

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Five Exercises to Strengthen Your Expository Writing

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John Palmer

John Palmer

John Palmer has a first class BA degree in Creative Writing and an MA with distinction in Creative Writing. He is the editor of cultfiction.co.uk

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