Just felt a sudden urge to add

[msagara]

... that there are, of course, authors who are considered midlist by the PTB, who are in fact making a reasonable living as writers. The gloomy spiral of doom about which one hears rather a lot is not by any means the only fate for a midlist writer.

That, and I think I want to be Tamora Pierce when I grow up.

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[msagara.livejournal.com]

Maybe very subconsciously -- I read the book a long time ago. It's more Kaylin's general appreciation for any education that does seem, to her mind, to be of practical use to the Hawks.