Slate’s XX Blog had an article by Will Allison about his relationship with his wife as his first reader and editor. I am intrigued by this dynamic, because I thought that most of the writers I knew had the same relationship with their spouse or significant other — that their SO functions in the role of first reader. I thought I was the outlier in that my husband doesn’t act as my first reader. Little Read more…
John Picacio, the award-winning, insanely talented science fiction artist, posted on his blog that this marks his 10-year anniversary as a full-time artist. Ten years ago, he took the plunge and left behind his day job and took up art full-time. Starry-eyed? Romantic? A little, I dunno, crazy? Sure. But here’s how he did it, and if you aren’t impressed by this you have no idea what’s going on here. But here’s a hard truth Read more…
With Lady of Temia complete and off to the editor, I have had time to catch up on my reading. Well, not the New Yorkers or the Atlantic. I’m only one person; there’s only so much I can do. So. Books. Since just about everyone I know has had a book out from Nightshade this year, I’ve basically dropped most of my money there. Never Knew Another by JM McDermott. Demons walk in Dogsland, and Read more…