Snark and Shotguns
Essays
Selected pieces from Malory’s Substack — on the male reading decline, the craft of fiction, and the genre. Mirrored here for the archive. Subscribe for new pieces as they go up.
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Craft·13 May 2026
Using First-Person Narrative Voice
Wednesday Deconstruction. It ain't for everyone.
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Research·8 May 2026
What You Told Me About Boys and Books
Reader feedback on the reading decline — and how it got dark fast.
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Craft·7 May 2026
The Art of the Bait-and-Switch Chapter End
Wednesday Deconstruction. The trick the genre lives on.
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Research·9 April 2026
The Curious Case of the Male Reader
What the data actually says about who's reading — and who isn't.
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