When I was a little girl, sick in bed with one of my many bouts of bronchitis, my mother brought me a bunch of “chapter books” from the library. I looked at her incredulously and said: “Are you kidding me? I can’t read all of those!” She replied calmly, “Yes you can, and yes you will.” Well, she was right (as most mothers are) and so I am imagining that if I were to ask her now if it’s a good idea to start writing, she would reply, “Yes you can, and yes you will.” So here I go.