The late and revered author E. L. Doctorow said of nighttime driving, “You can see only as far as the headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” Doctorow could just as well have been talking about writing. You can only see as far as the next word or sentence, but guided by the headlights of imagination, you can write a whole book. For more of my thoughts on writing, see REFLECTIONS.