I’ve been sitting on this
announcement for a while now, for various reasons, but I am so very pleased to
announce that I have joined the Board of Deep Magic Ezine! You can see it
looking all official right here.
I have been so pleased to work with
Deep Magic, their first readers, and their Board members for the last couple of
years. It’s solidified even more for me something that I relish participating
in—finding and bringing to light stories that are filled with awesomeness, joy,
good people, and wonderful writing. I feel especially passionate about this place where I can almost always happily share the stories with my voracious 13yo and where I myself end up loving the majority of our publications. As a slush reader, I always waited with
anxious excitement to see what stories the Board would choose from those that I
had loved in the slush pile, and I always cheered when something I adored got
published.
I love getting to work with all the
people I’ve met through this process—the fun, funny, and helpful first readers,
and the brilliant, hardworking, and encouraging Board members that I now get to
work even more closely with. And of course the authors, who put their art into
the world in the hopes that it will find a home.
It’s also been humbling to see this
business from behind the scenes. I continue to be amazed by how many wonderful
writers are out there. How many great stories get written. How many beautiful new
worlds come to life through these words. The lovely stories—sometimes silly,
sometimes bittersweet, sometimes joyful—that we get to accept! And sadly, how
many fantastic stories we have to reject.
I have loved being part of the slush
process, and I’m even more excited as I settle into my Board member duties. I look forward to finding more incredible stories and more authors to publish. I look forward to helping shape this magazine that I love. This
is a place where I know I belong right now, and I see a thousand little steps
that brought me here. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens next.
