I read more books for research purposes, whether it's a fictionalized biography of Johannes Gutenberg or a stack of urban fantasies.
I have a day job, which means my family isn't dependent on the writing income. So if I have an idea I like, I write it.
An editor named Kerrie Hughes wanted me to write a short story that brought my fire-spider Smudge from my goblin books into the present-day world. I came up with libriomancy as a way to make that happen.
A zombie amusement park sounds like fun, but the health code violations alone are enough to turn your stomach.
I've tried to write deep and serious. I spent years working to write a story that would make my writing group cry.
It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break in.
