writing | Alex Segura

Stuff and nonsense: Promotion, writing update and “Occupy Riverdale”

Jun 27, 2012 | comics, writing

• There’s no way to link to this without seeming a bit self-congratulatory, but whatever: I got promoted. This is exciting and I’m very happy about it. And such great company! Really stoked to have Ski on our team and I really respect and admire Paul and...

Rip it up and start again

Jun 22, 2012 | writing

The sinking feeling hit me yesterday, as I was in my local coffee shop trying to make sense of my novel outline. A month ago, things seemed to be moving at a nice clip. I’d written about 12,000 words – seven or eight chapters – and outlined the rest...

A few links of note: Waiting for the trade, self-publishing, DMZ and more

Jun 22, 2012 | Books, comics, links of note, sports, writing

• Kelly Sue DeConnick responds to a question about “waiting for the trade.” (Robot 6) • The 25 Most Awesomely Melodramatic Archie Comics covers. (Topless Robot) • Self-publishing is for amateurs? Or not. Passive Voice shows both sides of a recent...

A few links of note: McCartney, Arsenio Hall and Paolo Rivera

Jun 20, 2012 | Books, comics, links of note, music, writing

• Author Dean Wesley Smith talks about making a living on your short fiction. (DeanWesleySmith.com) • My buddy Alfred dissects the solo work of Paul McCartney in honor of the Fab’s 70th. I think his conclusion is accurate — that every Macca album holds one...

A quick Silent City update

Jun 20, 2012 | writing

For the handful of you who know me, either in real life or through Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, etc., you know I’ve finished a crime novel set in Miami — Silent City. I’ve been tweeting, talking and answering questions about it for what feels like an...