Writers Should be Cruel, Mean, & Unfair

That way, we can give a damn

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One of my many faults as a fiction writer is I’m a nice guy. By default, I’m an agreeable person who tends to avoid conflict and doesn’t want to rock the boat unnecessarily.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with this in real life (most of the time). But when I sit down to write fiction, well, let’s just say it can make for…