"Artist" Is Not A Dirty Word

Just a few thoughts today, since true to form, the feast part of "feast or famine" has just hit and I've more work than even I know what to do with. This is a happy state of affairs, however, and one I wish to continue. So it's time to put my head down and chew away at the problems one at a time.

* Slushpile.net on Outdated, Stodgy Ivory-Tower Attitudes That Cripple Writers:

But, if you're a writer who wants to be taken seriously by your peers? Then you'd better not do a damn thing other than...