The questions I get most on this site revolve around writing. People ask me how to write, how they can write like me, how to get a career in writing, etc, etc.

I am a writer, I guess, but not in any traditional sense, so my advice should be taken with caution. I've never taken a creative writing class, never had any "formal" training in writing beyond six years of graduate and post-graduate academic papers and English classes, I do not hang out in writing circles, and don't have any plans on g...