
Teamwork
John Donne wrote, “No man is an island
Entire of itself.
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.” This statement is nowhere more true than in the life of a writer. Writers are reputed to be loners, and that often is true. We do our best work alone. After all, we need solitude to think, to research, to compose, and to edit and revise and rewrite. We tend to be introverts, shying away from all crowds and most social engagements. We need others to help us disc