Why I Write
The National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) recently held a #WHYIWRITE campaign for its National Day on Writing celebration. I participated in it. It was fun. Many people ask me why I write. I know why I don’t write, right off the bat, so here goes: I don’t write to make money (Stephen King has that taken care of). Plus, I’m not sure I’ve made enough royalties after three books to pay for a one-night’s-stay up the road in Niagara Falls, NY near my hometown. I don’t