A few months ago, I reviewed a book on Into the Book. I liked it, but I thought it was not very well written, or a well told story. I still think that to some extent, but when I listened to a podcast about the book, my mind was changed.
    Why was my mind changed? Because as I listened to what Jeff Lane was talking about, I realized he knew how to write a story. That doesn't mean he did it well, but he knew what he was trying to do. He worked to circumvent tropes, to av...