Reading on the bus is a passion of mine, so I was interested to hear what inspired Julie Wilson to write her Scene Reading blogs. I was thrown off a little buy her completely blackout apparel including a touque, and a shirt I think a rapper would wear. I was tired of people dressing up for the seminars anyway. The difference was nice, and made me feel better about my hatred, and avoidence of shaving.
I was surprised to hear that publishers give better advances for non-fiction than fiction, becuase I always thought, and still do, that it is harder to write fiction than non. Wilson gave a great explanation about the way publishers know what demographics will support the non-fiction piece, whereas the fiction could land anywhere.
That said I think her Seen Reading blog sounds much more interesting than,the True Blood book. I just don't like those kind of pieces, even the Simpson's one. The only time I like books like that are non-fiction pieces like American Hardcore, or something by Hunter S. Thompson, or Chris Walter. I think it comes down to me liking to find facts for myself, rather than be told them, especially any that border on opinion.
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