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.
— Jim C. Hines
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.
I've tried to write deep and serious. I spent years working to write a story that would make my writing group cry.
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 read more books for research purposes, whether it's a fictionalized biography of Johannes Gutenberg or a stack of urban fantasies.
