Never having something is different than having something and losing it.
Of course, Jack Kilborn is better than both of us combined and mixed with a side helping of the Bronte sisters.
Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not.
All you need to know about plotting is twofold. 1. Give your characters goals. 2. Don't let them reach those goals.
You can't be both happy and ambitious.
As writers, we can do whatever we want to. We're only limited by our imaginations. What an amazing, incredible time to be alive. How lucky we all are.