And now, ladies and gentlemen, JA Howe
Jan. 31st, 2009 09:51 amSo as promised, today is the day that Drollerie Press authors are coming around to each other's blogs to introduce themselves and their writing. I'll be putting up a full list of all the posts as soon as I have them, but in the meantime, I'd like to introduce y'all to my fellow author JA Howe. Y'all say hi!
Hi! I'm JA Howe, and soon you can read one of my stories in the anthology Stereo Opticon by Drollerie Press.
The story actually comes from one of the worlds I've written about, in this case the land of Kritter, a high fantasy land full of dragons, knights, elves, harpies and so on.
I love doing world-building when writing. I write up very in-depth notes about the worlds I'm creating, which include studies of the different cultures -- have you ever wondered what it's like in a harpy society, for instance? That's the kind of questions I ask when world-building. But it isn't only fairies and so on; I also love to do studies of different mythologies to see if they can fit into my own tales somewhere. And I study things such as microbiology, archaeology, puppetry, weaving and zoology. I'm not a professional scientist but I do try to make my worlds realistic as possible.
I've written since I was very young, and read for longer. I was published first about eleven years ago at Pablo Lennis, back then a print magazine which now has an internet version called Surprising Stories. Yes, I write for both no-pay and paying publications because I believe in as much readership as I can get. And it seems to also have helped me along the way, to practice my craft. Because there are now editors of paying pubs that take my work. (My first were at Nevermore and Beyond Centauri, for instance.)
Now, I don't make a lot from writing, no. I am disabled so that complicates things, and makes me get writing done more slowly than I might otherwise. However, it's also been a boon to me because although I lost the ability to work a 9-5 job several years ago, I've been able to keep on at writing. I've written in and out of hospitals, actually, and yes I'm proud of that fact: I have severe lupus which has really affected my central nervous system, but I am still here!
So look for my writing here and there, on the internet, and in print magazines. I also write for Helium.com. So far it's been stories and poetry, mostly fantasy but also some science fiction and horror. And I'm working on my first novel, which might be about Kritter. Though, there are other possibilities, believe me!
Watch this space, folks, for where to go to check out the rest of my fellow authors!
Hi! I'm JA Howe, and soon you can read one of my stories in the anthology Stereo Opticon by Drollerie Press.
The story actually comes from one of the worlds I've written about, in this case the land of Kritter, a high fantasy land full of dragons, knights, elves, harpies and so on.
I love doing world-building when writing. I write up very in-depth notes about the worlds I'm creating, which include studies of the different cultures -- have you ever wondered what it's like in a harpy society, for instance? That's the kind of questions I ask when world-building. But it isn't only fairies and so on; I also love to do studies of different mythologies to see if they can fit into my own tales somewhere. And I study things such as microbiology, archaeology, puppetry, weaving and zoology. I'm not a professional scientist but I do try to make my worlds realistic as possible.
I've written since I was very young, and read for longer. I was published first about eleven years ago at Pablo Lennis, back then a print magazine which now has an internet version called Surprising Stories. Yes, I write for both no-pay and paying publications because I believe in as much readership as I can get. And it seems to also have helped me along the way, to practice my craft. Because there are now editors of paying pubs that take my work. (My first were at Nevermore and Beyond Centauri, for instance.)
Now, I don't make a lot from writing, no. I am disabled so that complicates things, and makes me get writing done more slowly than I might otherwise. However, it's also been a boon to me because although I lost the ability to work a 9-5 job several years ago, I've been able to keep on at writing. I've written in and out of hospitals, actually, and yes I'm proud of that fact: I have severe lupus which has really affected my central nervous system, but I am still here!
So look for my writing here and there, on the internet, and in print magazines. I also write for Helium.com. So far it's been stories and poetry, mostly fantasy but also some science fiction and horror. And I'm working on my first novel, which might be about Kritter. Though, there are other possibilities, believe me!
Watch this space, folks, for where to go to check out the rest of my fellow authors!
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