I've been noticing bookbinding has been growing in popularity as of late. Part of me noticing is from the massive deluge of really bad and remarkably dunce questions - and I don't mean from the "this person is new but totally interested in learning the ropes and doing the work", I mean from the "Can... Continue Reading →
I use my hands for a lot of things: knitting, writing, coding, art, harassing my new cat, gaming, typing, things like that. Pictured, new cat And now my thumb is dinked up. Pictured, dinked up thumb The first knuckle feels like fireworks in the worst way when I try to straighten it and it feels... Continue Reading →
So, another writer acting badly: Neil Gaiman. Given his usual demeanor and the company he tends to keep, such as public-groping, all-around vicious person Harlan Ellison, the rapey and abusive China Mieville, the glowering racist and acidic person Amanda Palmer, and bra-strap-plucking Isaac Asimov, I'm none too surprised that something like this is out. Even... Continue Reading →
Note: SFWA did a Publishing Taught Me for BIPoC writers call a while back. This is what I wrote. They didn’t go for it lol: Since 2020, there has been a brand-new awakening across the world in since the murder of George Floyd and the protests that ensued after. White institutions and organizations finally found... Continue Reading →
A couple of weekends ago hosted two conferences for writing: SFWA Nebula Conference (which also includes the Nebula Awards)June 6 - 9In-Person/Virtual Hybrid$150 to attend ($125 extra for dinner), Scholarships to waive costs available WriteHive ConferenceJune 7 - 9All VirtualFree I had a scholarship for SFWA Nebula Conference and I was slated for two panels... Continue Reading →
I'm a bookbinder and an author. So seeing the sprayed edges/gilded edges craze is a bit on the odd side for me. The edges are indeed pretty - but not worth the major jack up in price. The sprayed edges are all you get sometimes, no autograph in the book or anything else special. Just... Continue Reading →
I've come to notice through a question in one of my online bookbinding community that there's some odd non-issue that is, for some reason or another, a big deal. Particularly to those who probably need a different hobby: bookbinding fanfiction. Not publishing it the same way that a regular book that sits in a bookstore... Continue Reading →
I recently needed to get a new dip pen holder for teaching a calligraphy session for the Latinx KidLit Auction and didn't like the usual holders of metal dip pen nibs that brands like Speedball would create. I've seen them for so long that I just wanted something different (and because my original nib holder... Continue Reading →
Reading, according to some reports, is going downward. In the US, at least. I kind of have this one issue with reading: it's seen as some venerable, intellectual skill that only implies that someone is refined and utmost diligent. And so many people find the idea of reading noble - but boring. I have to... Continue Reading →
Firstly, what a wild ride it has been from the Hugos cocking up yet again because gotta love bullsh#ttery. Nice to know I'll super never be able to win a Hugo, either because they hand out awards to writers of color like Scrooge hands out charity or if I even get on the ballot (I... Continue Reading →
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