The Newest Inkette

Hello everyone! My name is Jessica Corra and I am your new Thursday Inkette. ::curtsies::

I’m happy to be here. Kate took pity on me when she found me in the Canadian Wild and nursed me back to health on a diet of anime and sarcasm. Without her, I’d have been lost to the polite elk.

I was amused with Anxiety Ink from my introduction to it. I’m a writer who actually suffers from debilitating anxiety and panic disorders. So expect me to talk about the intersection of such from, oh, time to time. I’ll try not to get too soapbox-y, but I’m American, so I don’t really do subtle. (Sorrynotsorry.)  I have strong opinions and I love to share them, particularly on the topics of civil rights for all (feminism, GLBT, disabled, you name it)! Thankfully, unlike many of my fellow Americans, I’m also fond of reason, rationality, and evidence-based thinking, so my opinions will be supported by stuff, usually science-type stuff. Or Jezebel articles, whichever.

I could point you to my Bio rather than do an intro post, but it involves extra clicking to get there and I know I’m too lazy for that, so here we are. As I said, I’m a writer. I write literary speculative and historical fiction for teens and adults. No, I am not missing any commas from that sentence. I write literary-minded fantasy, historical, and science fiction in various permutations, both adult and YA. Hence, no commas. My writing is represented by The Bradford Agency.

And the feather in my cap: I’m a professional editor. Not freelance, although I do take on a select client list independently. I’m an acquisitions editor for Samhain Publishing, which specializes in romance and erotica of all stripes and horror. (Two great tastes that–wait, no. Our horror line is completely separate from our erotica line, no worries.) At Samhain I have a reputation for claiming the science fiction and non-Regency historical subs, natch. (Also for really knowing grammar, but I digress.)

I’m not sure what all I’ll be blogging, but I’m willing to take topic requests. That said, every second Thursday of the month will be Ask an Editor, where I answer a question I get a lot. Feel free to leave questions in the comments, but I cannot guarantee a question will be picked up for AAE. Please note that if you are interested in submitting a manuscript to Samhain, we have guidelines on our website. I do not take queries through the blog. Thanks.

So, that’s me. Hi there. Let’s have fun.

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