I think a lot of what goes into writing can be taught - not mixing metaphors, etc.

As the writer, I may choose to ignore the emotional heart of the matter, and focus on details, and trust that the heart of the matter will be conveyed nevertheless.

I am basically the sort of person who has stage-fright teaching. I kind of creep into a classroom. I'm not an anecdote-teller, either, although I often wish I were.

I'm used to rereading e-mails, even, before sending them - a bit compulsive. So this is high speed roller coaster for me!

Because I'm not writing all the time (thank goodness), my mind is sometimes pleasantly blank.

I am simply not interested, at this point, in creating narrative scenes between characters.

Part of my mind is working on how to end the thing while I'm going on. You need at least two brains to write.