A touchy subject: How writers make their livings

  Ten years. That's how long I think Susanna Clarke spent on writing her alternative history of English magic, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.  I used to think, " 'Swounds, ten years? How is that possible?!"  Yes, it's a very big book, easy to mistake for an old phone book, but ten years? Now, as … Continue reading A touchy subject: How writers make their livings