Seriously, folks: if you are among the many many people who are now seriously outraged by Neil Gaiman’s comments that you have to go to Clarion if you want to be a “real writer,” on the basis of his supposed “privilege,” then you need to get your sense of humor checked and your ability to […]
Okay, so it now seems that we have to address the issue of preconception in critical appraisal. The impetus is Jonathan Jones, a critic for the UK Guardian who wrote a much-derided essay to the effect that he had never read Terry Pratchett but was certain that he was nothing much. Later, in response to […]
And another thing. A small thing, really. “I am among the finest writers working today.” Who the fuck even says that? Writers are permitted ego. You need ego to think that any silly shit that comes out of your head is worth the time and money of others. I have typed THE END to stories, […]
