This article first appeared in FANG Vol. 1 in 2005.
There was once a time, just between the rise of the fast-food, fast-everything economy in the West in the seventies and the flourishing of the modern Internet in the ‘90s, when the distribution of one’s art through amateur media was possible, although it wasn’t easy. The availability of […]
“I have it all worked out in my head.”
This is where the divide between Not Writers and Writers is thinnest: Story Ideas.
Creativity, at its core, is a misnomer. We don’t actually create anything new, because we’re not capable of inventing anything we don’t already comprehend: we can’t conceive of something we can’t conceive of. The actual definition […]
“I have this cool idea for a story, but I won’t have time to write it until after finals.”
This is a perfectly legitimate thing to say if finals are next week, but not if they’re in five months. Stress, health problems, uncertainty at work or at home, children — all of these are legitimate distractions […]
Imagine the scene. Hip youngsters, well-read and literate all, lounging in a diner or cafe and discussing, over steamingly exquisite coffee, the pain of their writer’s block. How their prose is stunted, their characters mute, the well of their inspiration dry and dusty. Sophisticated music plays in the background, providing a mellow undertone to their […]
I’m a writer, and I’m fairly proud of that. I take the craft seriously (most of the time), I’ve worked to hone my skills, I’ve studied. Much to learn, still, but that only makes it more fun. Many of my friends are writers too, and I know many writers who aren’t friends but still awesome, […]
Heathen City Volume 2: Paved with Bad Intentions (2009)
It’s time. By Gosh, by Golly, it’s finally time. A year in the making. A gaggle of artistic titans. ZooshWolf, Krahnos, Vahnfox, Blue_Panther illustrate four scintillating stories, with Fel and Charha’s impeccable skills rounding out the art team. And a gorgeous cover by Kaji.
The hotly-anticipated second volume […]
Since it’s likely that any posts in the near future will revolve around Heathen City and promotion thereof in anticipation of the (hopefully) very near-future release, here’s something unrelated, that I’ve been wanting to put down for a while, and recently found an opportunity to when a friend contacted me for my perspectives on marriage […]
Proposition 8 is a proposal to eliminate gay marriage in the state of California. Same-sex couples can already legally get married in that state, but if Prop 8 is accepted, the constitution will be amended to define ‘marriage’ as a union between a man and a woman.
The No on 8 movement is a group opposed to […]
While I understand the delightful buzz of a good review or the surprised elation at hearing that someone you’ve just met is aware and appreciative of your work, I’ve never fully understood how sensitive some people can be regarding their work.
I have a love of pulp, be it fiction, art, cinema, music… Pulp is mediocre, but […]
Video killed the radio show, but you know what radio killed? Singing, whistling, and quality buskers. Much that once was was lost, for none now live who remember it — a time when construction yards rang with crude, poorly-sung ditties, when butchers wheezed entire arias with all the skill of a practiced lip-flautist and when […]
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