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Sleeping with the Editor

Don’t tell anyone. I’ve been sleeping with my editor. Now, as it happens, my editor is my wife, so it probably shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone who knows us. However, being married to your editor comes with various dangers. For instance, she has been known to throw shoes at me when I useContinue reading “Sleeping with the Editor”

Drawing with Artists

I need a dragon that looks surprised. Can you do that? I… wasn’t sure what to do with this. I knew the kind of thing I wanted, but I’d never really worked with an artist before. Okay, that’s not entirely true. Sorry. I’ve worked with artists for all our covers. Overall, it’s been a positiveContinue reading “Drawing with Artists”

I Know What’s Wrong with Me!

I’ve long known I’m not exactly normal in a very specific way. If you read my stuff, you’ll notice I don’t spend a lot of time describing what people look like. I’ll dwell on their relationships or how they move, but their hair color? Eye color? What they’re wearing? Those descriptions just don’t happen aContinue reading “I Know What’s Wrong with Me!”

Too Many Books

I have a problem. I have too many books. I used to think that could never really be a problem. I mean, there’s no such thing as too many books. There’s just not enough book shelves. Now, I still hold to that to a certain extent. Just today I bought three more books when myContinue reading “Too Many Books”

A Day at the (Author) Fair

Rain pounded the roof of the van as we pulled into the strip mall’s parking lot. “Look!” Amazingly, a parking spot lay open directly in front of the Cincy Book Rack. My wife waited in the van while I ran in to see what we needed to do to check in. J. S. Bailey waitedContinue reading “A Day at the (Author) Fair”