I am very excited. In spite of the supply-chain problem, I just received my chocolate Easter bunnies for Christmas, which means the Christmas tree I ordered should be here by July 4th, and then I’ll get a delivery of fireworks for next Thanksgiving. Under this system, the holidays have a whole new feeling!

I’m sure that the right teacher, in a well-designed course, can be a great help to beginning writers who are trying to find their way, but I have no personal experience of that. I found my own way by doing two things. First, I read 150 books a year, sometimes more, (very little TV, later…