I try to stay off social media, but sometimes I'm a sucker, too. And boy does the algorithm love sending me rage bait. Mine is probably different from yours, but my latest pet peeve is the same as the old one: writers telling other writers to write faster... See more
Writers are overwhelmed. I've managed to cultivate a decent amount of calm in my life, but whenever I'm in the middle of a project, I get sucked right into that overwhelm, too. I spent more than a year writing, editing, and revisingSelf-Editing for Comic ... See more
A few months ago, I met with a writer I had edited. He pushed back on some of my feedback, saying, 'But wait, it's already there. Right here. Look, page 38.' When I first started as an editor, I would panic when something like this came up. 'Oh shit, I mi... See more
The Frumentarii In a nod to modern-day “secret police,” such as Iran’s SAVAK and World War II Japan’s Kempeitai, the Frumentarii were officials of the ancient Roman state during the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Much of what is known about them comes from inscri... See more
January is a month of deals – but for many food and drink shoppers, quality and flavour are at least as important as a bargain Post-Christmas, wallets tighten and resolutions kick in. And as we go about filling our shopping baskets, many of us are trying ... See more
