Thoughts on Writing
Writing, Not Writing, Seeing, Being
2014 was a low-production year in terms of publications. A new short story, “Covalent Bond”, was published in Room Magazine 37.4. Some of my previously published stories, alongside fellow GoH N. K. Jemisin’s writings, were part of Aqueduct Press’s WisCon 38’s Guest of Honour volume, Systems Fail, It’s been a while, however, since the last…
Read MoreSpring/Summer 2014 Recap
So much I haven’t updated– I’m an inconsistent blogger. But unrepentant! Life is busy with living…. May was WisCon 38 and I was a guest of honour alongside N.K. Jemisin. Enroute to the convention my partner and I arranged to stay a few days in Chicago, and what a beautiful city! Not usually the type to…
Read MoreHiromi Goto nineteenquestions interview
Interviews are odd things– they kind of start to blur together because there’s a tendency for interviewers to ask similar kinds of questions, such as, Where do you get your ideas, who are your favourite authors, etc. This interview was a little different because I asked if it could be conducted in the same manner…
Read MoreOn the Backlash Against the Writing Advice: “Write What You Know” :D
So many writers. So many developing writers. So much advice…. >__< I hope I can be forgiven for joining the fray. This isn’t so much advice but just some thoughts that’ve been percolating the past few months. For a long while, “Write What You Know” had/has been a refrain that made its rounds among certain…
Read MoreContemplative Life
Water Snake Year neither bobs nor floats– it’s undulating side to side even as it moves forward. I’m doubled up with work, then doubled up once again, a coil of responsibilities and deadlines. Luckily Daughter is a cool young cat sauntering in and out of the apartment, her fake lashes and black-liner lending her a…
Read MoreA Room of One’s Own (with Semi-Detached Daughter)
Ohhhh life so topsy turvy! Never boring, a little alarming, unpredictable and exciting– it’s an adventure ’tis! Firstly, I’ve been away from true blogging for several months now (Posting wee bits of news here, an interview link there isn’t quite the same, neh?) because I got caught in a whirlwind of life changes and now,…
Read MoreThe E-Racing of The Hunger Games : Race & Cultures in Fiction
I didn’t want to add to The Hunger Games hype but the recent swell of responses to matters tied with race compelled me to share some thoughts. For those who haven’t been following the situation, the film, The Hunger Games adapted from a novel of the same title, is currently wildly popular (Please note I haven’t…
Read More“Making It”
Second article up in The Afterword column of National Post. Musings upon the idea of “making it” as a writer (probably similar to experiences of artists and musicians, etc.) and what it means to me.
Read More“Why so dark, YA?”
Check out my guest editorial in National Post’s “Afterword”.
Read MorePublic Face, Art as Product
I’m still trying to get over this. Or integrate. <grin> I have to confess that the business side of writing is not my favourite part. Certainly there are many writers who are more extroverted and enjoy speaking about themselves and their latest book. They do a great service for boosting their own profile; after all,…
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