Pity the Reader is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's advice to aspiring writers, his reflections on writing as a craft and art. It is also a biography of the master of American literature, prepared after the death of Kurt Vonnegut by the writer Susan McConnell, his former student, who was friends with him for many years. Vonnegut's witty and poignant advice drawn from his novels, essays, lectures, articles, interviews and letters, with detailed commentary by Susan McConnell, will inspire anyone who chooses the writing path. They will help you understand what to write about and for whom, where to find stories, and how not to get lost in a maelstrom of creative stupor and fear. Pity the Reader is a helpful guide for aspiring authors and a great gift for any Kurt Vonnegut fan.