Mini-interview: Nathan Meyer

Posted by on Nov 30, 2008 | 0 comments What drives your art? What forces you, rides you, hustles you, controls you until its latest needs have been met? What really drives you to create speculative fiction art, be it words or images? Deadlines. Love of genre. Strange compulsion to write. If there was the possibility of becoming any speculative fiction character ever created (except your own), would you? Who? Why? Karl Edward...
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Mini-interview: Ty Johnston

Posted by on Nov 23, 2008 | 1 comment What drives your art? What forces you, rides you, hustles you, controls you until its latest needs have been met? What really drives you to create speculative fiction art, be it words or images? Originally, it was the drive to create, to be creative, something that comes as natural to me as breathing. It is my existence. As I’ve said elsewhere before, I can’t understand anyone who...
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Mini-interview: David Pitchford

Posted by on Nov 16, 2008 | 1 comment What drives your art? What forces you, rides you, hustles you, controls you until its latest needs have been met? What really drives you to create speculative fiction art, be it words or images? Imagination and curiosity. Most of my stories begin with the question “what if?” No matter whether it begins with a theme, a particular character (or cast of characters), setting, or situation, my...
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Mini-interview: Bill Ward

Posted by on Nov 9, 2008 | 0 comments What drives your art? What forces you, rides you, hustles you, controls you until its latest needs have been met? What really drives you to create speculative fiction art, be it words or images? Endorphins and ego. It feels good to write something and know that what you’ve written is good. Better still to sell it — that’s validation. And when people start confusing you with a...
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Mini-Interview: S.C. Bryce

Posted by on Nov 2, 2008 | 0 comments What drives your art? What forces you, rides you, hustles you, controls you until its latest needs have been met? What really drives you to create speculative fiction art, be it words or images? Well, the clear answer to the second question is: my dog. But I suspect you’re looking for a different sort of response. One of the biggest challenges I have that nags at me when I write is to come...
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