Dear Living Dark reader,

What are you really, principally about as a writer? And not only that, but what are you principally about as a reader?

These paired questions have become more important to me over the years. And they should be important to you, too. Because the two roles are not separate. Your core orientation in each role, that of writer and that of reader, has significant implications for both your relationship to the books and writers you cherish and your relationship to the things you ...