Hey, guys and gals, welcome to May!  And, for those so inclined, a belated Happy Bealtaine.

This has been a busy week at the publishers’ and editors’ blogs I check regularly, so I’m going to try to clean up the format a bit to make the links easier to scan.  Feedback always welcome; I’m here to help you!

First, however, ♣ we say goodbye to Alice Pope‘s Children’s Writers and Illustrator’s Market blog.  But, never fear:  Alice will be writing the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators blog at scbwi.org.  Best of luck, Alice!

The Author magazine blogging editor: 
♣ reads tombstones for a peek into human character,
♣ tracks the value of formal writing education from his son’s critique of The Phantom Tollbooth,
♣ reminds us to write what we love (even if that means zombies), and
♣ connects the dots between the Fonz, famous writers, and solitude.

A the Moby Lives blog:
Megan Halperin ♣ tells us better ways to make use of awful books and
Valeria Merians ♣ updates us on the Salinger Sequel case, while
Dennis Johnson ♣ talks about the most-highlighted passages on Kindle.

Dennis also points us toward ◊ a video of Bill Murray reading Emily Dickinson.  Need I say more?  Click it.

Eric at Pimp My Novel explains two key publishing terms: ♣ Right of First Refusal and ♣ Non-Compete Clause.

Finally, ♣ Moon Rat at Editorial Ass promptly blesses us with a “Procrastinatory Villanelle.”