Introduction Writing and art can be rewarding. I don’t mean easy wealth, even though the money can happen. Writers and artists create, and their creations can touch the hearts, minds and lives for generations. (And then there’s that Bill Shakespeare guy…)Editing can be a lot of work. But as a freelance editor, people will send

Lesson, Resource, Story Last October I went to a writers’ conference with a new idea. I was going to launch a clean fantasy fiction magazine. It wasn’t an easy road, but I wanted to do it. I needed to do it. Last December, that magazine had a name. Sally Port, named for those little doors

Introduction This week we’re talking about a major project here at FMP. Amazing things are happening! I may have mentioned it here and there, but… Forever Mountain Publishing is launching a fiction magazine. It’s been (and still is) a long road. We’re building this thing from whole cloth, not just buying somebody else’s IP. But

Sally Port is coming, dear reader. Part of our gearing up process is making sure that the folks behind the magazine are familiar with all the steps of production in the magazine. For myself, that means learning more about page design software. It’s something I need to know, but how do I do that?Often, the

Well, dear reader, this Sunday is Mother’s Day. It’s one of those ‘holidays’ that was well-intentioned but has a bit of a problem.On one level, Mother’s Day should be one of the most inclusive holidays around. Everyone has a mother… On another level, there are some folks who really don’t like their mothers. Then, there