People often ask whether writing is a job or more of a calling. But can’t it be both?   Writing is a profession, and writers have the rest of the world—and even worlds beyond—at the tips of their fingers. They can touch another soul, they can slay a murderous witch...

“Yer a writer, Harry.” Harry is not so sure about that. After all, he just got back his essay from his teacher, and there are a lot of red marks on it. When people read a book, of course, the most important things to them are the story and its elements. They say, “Oh, that’s quite an a...