Monthly Archives: May 2005

before you ever sell a book, before you ever really get involved in that side of things, you don’t realise how connected everything is, how well everyone knows one another, and how much it can affect things. now that i’ve been editing and publishing for a little while i’ve come to appreciate how a conversation … Continue reading »

i think this past twelve months or so have been, on a personal level, about as difficult as any i can remember. hmmm. this weekend i have to get my 2003/2004 taxes in shape. i’m way behind, and i always get in a state about doing them, though they usually work out fine. i’ll owe … Continue reading »

there aren’t many things i dislike about the freelance editing thing. the brainstorming is great, the proposal stage is all good, the getting the stories is the best part, and even getting the final book is a huge kick. the one thing i don’t like is waiting for contracts and such. right now i’m waiting … Continue reading »

I’m very happy to announce that Gary Wolfe and I will be co-editing an anthology of the year’s best non-fiction writing about science fiction, fantasy and horror for Chris Roberson at Monkeybrain Books. Tentatively titled Best New SF Writings: 2005, it’s a book I’m really excited to be doing. I love the idea, and I … Continue reading »

…brand new spanking blog. after two years of musing, she’s now blogging. so, check it out. blogging in lowercase, justine has posted the cover for magic lessons. we here at the coode go “oooh”. i loved the first book, so did marianne. can’t wait to read the new one. on blogging lowercase: i like it, … Continue reading »