It's the last day of the drive. We're sitting at $5275. A solid number. The goal is $10000 to achieve all I want to do for the zine for our readers and writers over the next 12 months. You can support the zine for as little as $3. Some amazing rewards remain: original signed manuscripts…
Books in Progress Conference
I am leading a writing SF/F/H breakout session at this year's Books in Progress conference here in Lexington. This is one of (if not) the largest professional writing conferences in the state. It's tailored for the literary crowd, though this year they're sneaking some genre into the fun (yay!). My breakout session is planned for…
Updates Updates
My next genre writers group session starts on April 10th at the Carnegie Center for Literacy. They run 5:30-7:00pm. Sign up here. Some Jason-centric items are up in the Revive the Drive (Apex Magazine fundraiser) store. Combo short story critique with Lesley Conner Book layout and design (print) eBook layout and design Hey, guess what?…
Why Revive the Drive?
If you follow Apex Magazine, you probably know we're currently running a promotion called Revive the Drive. It's a mix of subscription drive, fundraiser, and an excuse to have some fun (the Pumpkin vs. Oz cuteness showdown, the live stream of It Follows commentary). We called it "Revive the Drive" because we cut our annual…
Travel Weary
I'm not much of a socializer. I enjoy going out just enough to dispel any sense of loneliness, but otherwise, I am content to stay home, play video games, and work on Apex or my own editing/writing. All the major conventions (and minor ones) I did last year put a toll on my social fuel.…
Locus Awards — Vote!
I don't comment much on awards on the personal blog. I do my offers of congratulations via social media and private emails. And on the official Apex accounts. But I'm changing that today--at least on a one time basis.There's this thing called the Locus Magazine Reading List. The reading list is compiled by the Locus…
Guest lecture at the University of Kentucky
Just got back from my guest lecture to an Intro to Writing Professions course at the University of Kentucky. Great students with some pointed and knowledgeable questions. Several were Apex fans! Thank you to Dr. Mike Pennell for having me speak. I always cherish the opportunity to subvert the minds of young writers. …
Back to Nebraska, back to jamming to Kay Hanley
Random fact: the most popular blog post on this site is my love letter to the alt-rock women of the 1990s: https://jason-sizemore.com/2014/05/30/letters-to-cleo-kay-hanley-and-ben-wyatt/ The highlight of that post was the confession that I harbored an innocent crush on the lead singer of Letter's to Cleo. I mean, I still do, but I'm happy to jam to…
The Detour
The Detour is a road trip comedy series on TBS written by the husband/wife team of Jason Jones and Samantha Bee and starting Natalie Zea and Jason Jones. The second season starts soon, which makes now a great time to binge the 10 episode first season! The show flew under my radar. When it popped…
Shaking the bushes for freelance work
I'm looking to pick up a few freelance clients in the next 6 to 8 weeks. If you have anything you need edited, evaluated, converted to digital, etc., I might be the guy for you. $30 per hour for digital conversions. $100 per 10,000 words for novels. $10 per 1000 words for short stories. I…
