Are people always telling you what you should write about at parties and family gatherings? “Honey, why don’t you at least try to write a bestseller? People love those vampire books!” We’re here to tell you how to fend off their queries without being a jerk. We’ve also got advice about recommending books to your friends, how to end that short story you’ve been working on, and the place of dragons in literature.

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