Mark probably doesn’t even realize that people are e-mailing to say they’re enjoying reading his Twelve Questions for Writers. Hey, Mark!
Question No. 8 about surprising oneself was posted here. The really surprising thing is that neither Tim nor I answered that we don’t like surprises.
Uh oh. I forgot that whole “don’t surprise them” thing.
We’re like meerkats, you know, always standing up in that meerkat pose, watching the horizon for any possible surprise to avoid.