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Workaversary
Jun. 25th, 2014 01:37 pmLinkedIn reminded people to wish me a happy Work Anniversary, because I've been doing Under the Bed magazine for a whole year. I know, right?
Have you read an issue? If so, you might should review it on Amazon. If you haven't, see me for a free issue so you can take a look-see before you review it on Amazon. See what I did there?
I have learned a ton in the year I've been doing this. I fancy myself a pretty good editor. The layouts are simple and chock full of strong material. After much struggling, I finally learned how to convert my awesome layouts into readable epub and Mobi files. That was a nightmare that took me months.
I'm also better at turning down stories in an encouraging way, and convincing stubborn writers why my many edits are a good idea. It's amazing how great the spectrum is on that--from "please, edit as much as you possibly can" and "who do you think you are wanting to touch a single letter?!?!11!" So that has been fun. I also know more about writing in general since I understand what doesn't work so much more fully.
Problem is, I do so much mag work and reviews and commission work that I never write fiction anymore. Even the Millicent Mixter book keeps getting pushed aside for paid work.
Thinking about setting myself up with some basic art supplies. Want to try some impressionistic and expressionistic work. Not sure I want to mess around with paint, but a decent pad of paper and some appropriate markers might be a good place to start. Anyone who has seen my comic knows that I suck at drawing, and have no flair for choosing fonts.
In case any of you didn't know, Under the Bed magazine offers FREE advertising for indie authors, publishers, artists, filmmakers, and the like. Want to advertise your FX prowess? Do it here. Got a novel, antho, or art show coming up? Want to drive people to your blog or podcast? If it's horror, we wanna know about it! To hit me up about the mag: Wednesday (at) fictionmagazines dot com.
Have you read an issue? If so, you might should review it on Amazon. If you haven't, see me for a free issue so you can take a look-see before you review it on Amazon. See what I did there?
I have learned a ton in the year I've been doing this. I fancy myself a pretty good editor. The layouts are simple and chock full of strong material. After much struggling, I finally learned how to convert my awesome layouts into readable epub and Mobi files. That was a nightmare that took me months.
I'm also better at turning down stories in an encouraging way, and convincing stubborn writers why my many edits are a good idea. It's amazing how great the spectrum is on that--from "please, edit as much as you possibly can" and "who do you think you are wanting to touch a single letter?!?!11!" So that has been fun. I also know more about writing in general since I understand what doesn't work so much more fully.
Problem is, I do so much mag work and reviews and commission work that I never write fiction anymore. Even the Millicent Mixter book keeps getting pushed aside for paid work.
Thinking about setting myself up with some basic art supplies. Want to try some impressionistic and expressionistic work. Not sure I want to mess around with paint, but a decent pad of paper and some appropriate markers might be a good place to start. Anyone who has seen my comic knows that I suck at drawing, and have no flair for choosing fonts.
In case any of you didn't know, Under the Bed magazine offers FREE advertising for indie authors, publishers, artists, filmmakers, and the like. Want to advertise your FX prowess? Do it here. Got a novel, antho, or art show coming up? Want to drive people to your blog or podcast? If it's horror, we wanna know about it! To hit me up about the mag: Wednesday (at) fictionmagazines dot com.
