April 15, 2008 | Girl from Mars
Life here in Julie land was particularly cool today, because after dropping off the Fecklet at his much-loved child minder I headed to Oxford to meet with the editor of science fiction action comic weekly 2000AD.
In my professional capacity as a writer of popular fiction researching her latest novel, that is. Not because I am a giggly fangirl. No, never.
2000AD is famously edited by a green-skinned Betelgeusian called Tharg the Mighty. In real life, the editor is a very nice bloke called Matt who works with a handful of other nice people in a corner of a big warehouse even more green-skinned and mighty than he appears in the comic, and he rules his droid workers with a rod of iron. In fact he executed one while I was there. You should have seen the sparks and oil fly!
I am happy to report that I giggled my ass off and couldn’t stop saying “cool” like the sad fangirl I am I learned a lot of very useful information for my novel.
Anyway I can wholeheartedly recommend that you rush down to your local newsagent tomorrow, when the next issue comes out, and buy yourself a copy. “The Ten-Seconders” is worth the cover price alone.
Biddy says:
Tee hee!! I’m glad you had fun
Jan Jones says:
Awesome! Who said being a writer was boring, eh?
Ro says:
If I’d known that writing could get me that kind of interview I might have taken it more seriously!
I have to admit I haven’t read 2000 A.D. for many, many years but it’ll always have a special place in my heart.
Julie says:
I know, it’s cool!
Pick up a copy, Ro! It’s very manly.