On Writing Advice

  There are the general truths of writing about what you know (otherwise you come across like that Emperor and his New Clothes) and not writing to trends (because they'll be long over by the time you hit the shelving cycle)... but the best piece of advice I'd give any writer (or artist, or, well anybody) is write what you love... write what appeals to you, even if it's not what you know, even if nobody else thinks it's interesting (btw: if you love an idea and your people are telling you it's