Writers are a diverse lot, with manydifferent interests and styles. Storytellers andpoets, memoir writers and recorders of history, some imagine a future we've never thought ofand others form their tales fi rmly grounded inthe past. Whatever the thread of their narrative, they all share a need to offer their creationsto a broad spectrum of readers with hope ofconnection. We all want to be understood, tomake that link between ourselves and othersthrough...