Some Writerly Insight For Readers

C.E. Murphy and Judith Tarr have recently posted some interesting pieces that might help readers understand some things about the writing life, such as the fact that we aren't all rolling in cash. The posts were started by C.E. Murphy with this blog:

http://mizkit.com/a-momentary-reality-check/

And then Judith Tarr responded with her thoughts in three posts as follows:

Post 1: http://mizkit.com/escaping-stockholm-part-1/

Post 2: http://mizkit.com/escaping-stockholm-part-2/

Post 3: http://mizkit.com/escaping-stockholm-part-3/

For all of your aspiring writers and readers out there, it might be enlightening to see what most of us writers are dealing with. All of those writers you hear about, like Stephen King and J.K. Rowling, are the exception, not the rule.

Last Book Discussion for May!

I've just posted the last book discussion for May over at the DAW Books blog (dawbooks). We're looking at Michelle Sagara's young adult urban fantasy Silence, the first book in her Queen of the Dead series, now in paperback. Swing on by and check it out.. Leave a comment if you've read it!