Christmas Backlog Times Are Changing

October, November and December used to be the perfect time to send story submissions to the editors of magazines. Writers are supposed to have other things to do. They’re supposed to be busy with their high-powered day jobs, spending hard-earned credit on presents, and partying so they aren’t in a position to weigh down depressed [...]

Welcome to My Web Page

This is the web site of Ian D. Smith, novelist, short story writer and artist. It’s in the form of a blog, so you can subscribe to the feed for free and receive updates on my new artwork and publications. In October 2010, I’ll be changing the URL to iandsmith.com and networking my blog using [...]

Port Quin Watercolour, Cornwall

The third in the series painted over Christmas 09 while staying in Cornwall.