Reviewing Books and The Writer's Lot

Thanks to everyone promising they'll review my book when they get a chance. I'm almost sorry for bringing it up, since of course, the people who feel bad about it are very busy writers, themselves. I do want their reviews – but my last post was really an attempt to nudge the average reader, who might not think about leaving a review.

It's amazing how much work is involved in this writing gig. Especially since the tax people consider it a "hobby" if you're not actually making money from it. If ...