The Downside of Being a Writer

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. ~ Jules Renard

I’ve been sick on and off all week with a horrendous cold. One of the problems with being a writer is that there is no sick pay. There aren’t any retirement benefits either. Recently I heard an interview with Lisa Lutz and David Hayward, co-authors of Heads You Lose. Hayward describes himself as a retired poet. Although he probably doesn’t draw a pension from that, it sure sounds good. 

There was a request to see my book cover, so here it is: