How To Write Gooder: Slightly Seasoned Essays on Writing for an Audience

Now that we've dispensed with the basics, I thought I'd share some of the advice I've been given, and have given in return, on writing stories that people actually want to read. In these pages we'll endeavor to answer questions like:

- How do you come up with ideas for a story?
- How do you know whether or not your idea sucks?
- How do you start writing regardless?
- Why do people read your crap?
- How do you influence the mind of an audience you've never met?
- What is a lizard brain and how can I exploit it for personal gain?
- Who the heck do I think I am, anyway?