Back in 2002, I made this book: ‘The Truth Remains’, for the San Francisco Public Library’s ‘Reversing Vandalism’ project. That was a one-of-a-kind fiber art piece about silencing marginalized populations, but the text continued to resonate with me years later. In December of 2017, my own high school went through a school shooting that left…
Read More First look: ‘The Truth Remains 2.0’Writers need to be careful when they’re approached to pay for book reviews. Some of these are real opportunities for marketing, some are well-meaning junk, and some are simply heartless cash-grabs by the organizers. Paid reviews are simply where the author pays the reviewer. Kirkus has a branch dealing with this. It’s somewhat legit…but only…
Read More Paid ReviewsThey’re done! They’re delivered! The Tempe Festival of the Arts begins this Friday, March 23. Check it out if you are in the Tempe AZ area. This show’s Featured Artist is Tucson sculptor Adam Homan, who does edgy and elegant things with metal. This ribbon gig has lots of fun stages, beginning with how to…
Read More Tempe Festival ribbons: Spring 2018I’ve been following this thing since late February, when someone I know on Twitter made ominous subtweets about a catfishing scandal (yet again) in the world of male/male romance publishing. This link from The Salt Miners gives a better overview and details. Riptide, one of the most outwardly prestigious publishers in the genre, got caught with…
Read More Diversity, Catfishing, and the Santino Hassell disaster