In other Wild Cards news, there’s a new post on the Wild Cards World blog, this one by Michael Cassutt: “Word-building in Wild Cards” (yes, you read that correctly.)
I’ve talked about writing for Wild Cards before (most extensively in this post from a while back), but one thing I only touched on in that post is something that’s probably the biggest benefit to having joined the consortium, at least to me.
Not only is it a ton of fun to play in a superhero sandbox that’s so different from what I usually do, but the sheer amount of talent present in the consortium forces me to really bring my A-game. I consider the stories I’ve written for Wild Cards among the very best stuff I’ve written so far, and I hope that trend continues because it teaches me to broaden my horizons and flex muscles that I don’t necessarily use enough on a regular basis.