I have a long superhero comic-related post coming up, sort of a personal verdict on the DC Comics reboot. More on that later.

In other news! My comic "Doctor says . . ." which was originally published in Space Squid in 2009, has been featured in their best-of anthology Space Squid Gone Wild. I snipped the above zombie icon from this very comic ( Read more... )

I don't think I ever mentioned it, but the reason this summer has been so busy is because I am the resident supervisor for this year's Odyssey Writing Workshop in New Hampshire ( Read more... )

At least, I'm pretty certain that I am not.

For a while there I developed a chronic case of nothing-interesting-to-talk-aboutitis. Then about mid-May, summer started getting ridiculously busy.

Miss you guys. Hope all is well on your end.

Just a couple of quick things.

1. BEWERE THE NIGHT, which includes my werewolf story "In the Seeonee Hills," is now out in the world! It also features awesome stories by justinhowe, glvalentine, and many others!

2. I've been busy writing to deadline for TNEO, this being my second time going. It's an awesome time, and though my writing muscles are kind of soft ( Read more... )

Has LJ stopped being a pill? Good.

Hellooo completed story draft! I never thought you'd get here! Let's hope your ridiculousness is adequately understated. (Because frankly, I find you weird.)

I was expecting a ridiculous campy and fun movie. I did not get a ridiculous campy and fun movie.

Sucker Punch advertises itself as a mix between Inception and Kill Bill. Part of the reason Kill Bill was so awesome is because it knew what it was and it had no intention of taking itself seriously. Quite the opposite, in fact, and when they ( Read more... )

I actually work with a staff of three: Past Me, Future Me, and myself ( Read more... )

Here’s a prime example of an author sticking to her principles.

Click here to read the account of author Jessica Verday, and why, when asked by the editor to change her story’s characters from a gay male couple to a heterosexual couple, she withdrew the story from the antho instead.

Update: Follow-up is here.

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(via merriehaskell)

A - Age: 28

B - Bed size: Queen.

C - Chore you hate: Dishes. Oh ... god the dishes.

D - Don’t eat: Anything from Chef Boyardee.

E - Essential start-your-day item: A cup of coffee. Slamming down on the snooze button (several times) precedes this.

F - Favorite board game: Monopoly and Risk are staples, but ZOMBIES!!! became a fast ( Read more... )