So You Want to Write a Story (Series Intro)

So my wife got me thinking (as she often does): Why don’t I teach writing?

My replies were: I would rather write than teach writing. I’m not a successful writer by my standards (i.e. I am not making a full-time living from my writing and as of this post I am only making beer money). I don’t feel like I’m enough of an expert at craft to be able to teach it. 

I thought they were all fair points. She didn’t. 

There are plenty of people that you can help that are just starting out. 

But ...