The UnCommon Minds anthology was published today. This “Collection of AIs, Dreamwalkers, and other Psychic Mysteries” features 20 stories by some fantastic writers. And me. I’ve been posting interviews with the authors all week but today I’m talking to the project’s editor, Jessica West. What attracted you to the UnCommon Minds project? Magical realism plays really well with speculative fiction, my favorite, so I just knew I’d love whatever stories the authors came up with. I grew up reading brief works, first Goosebumps and then Clive Barker’s Books of Blood. I still read mostly short works because I love getting to know new characters and finding out what happens, and I’m not always a patient reader. Most of the time, I want to know now. Collections like these are perfect. I get to blaze a trail through twenty or so stories with each collection. It’s heaven. On top of that, I love meeting new people and reading new authors. The UnCommon projects were just too tempting in every way. What did you enjoy most about the experience of putting the anthology together? For me, it’s the authors themselves. Editing offers you a chance to see someone at play and work simultaneously. … Read More