A deep dive into what it takes to edit and format and print an offset print run of special edition book overseas. So I made a thing. Or rather, I've been making a thing. Back in early 2023, our friend group grew wildly enthusiastic about the Strange Horizons special edition submissions call for Wuxia stories. … Continue reading The Making of a Special Edition Book
I read a lot of Urban Fantasy. I read broadly but UF is probably my favorite. As a reader, I was totally unaware of publishing trends. But in the last few years I’ve had to learn a lot more about publishing and then I started to hear that “urban fantasy is dead” from publishing insiders. … Continue reading Urban Fantasy is Undead
A little unauthorized Fanfic by Julia vee I rented out a theater for the opening weekend of Shang-Chi. It was a special treat for my family and we had a blast. The film exceeded all of my expectations and I still can’t get over that bus scene. There was so much to love about Shang-Chi … Continue reading Shang-Chi and Xialing – An Alternate Ending
Emiko and her foo lion, Bao I wrote a mega post about DragonCon and decided I should break it up into chunks. The big thing that stood out for me during this event was THE ART. I couldn’t get over the art. There were four floors of Art and assorted cool things at the America’s … Continue reading The Art of Ebony Gate
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