I’m currently enrolled in a mindfulness course that introduced me to a wonderful passage from The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo. As the instructor read it aloud, I found myself not only thinking of my own experiences with the world, but of those of my characters. Of all characters, actually. This is the passage. Feel free to read  … Read more

The Karma Club Better You Than Me The Geography of Lost Things I Speak Boy Suns Will Rise Amelia Gray is Almost Okay I could go on and on but I’ll save you the time and just tell you what all of these books have in common. Apart from the fact that they were all  … Read more

When I look back at the 185 rejection letters I got from agents when I was trying to sell a book to a publisher, I can find one common theme throughout. And it usually looked something like this: “Great voice! No story.”  At the time, I didn’t understand this critique. I was like, “What are  … Read more

Here’s a little secret. Readers don’t like reading about perfect heroes who have all their stuff together. Perfect heroes without any flaws or problems whatsoever are bo-o-oring. Not to mention, completely unrealistic. (I, for one, have yet to meet a human being whose life is entirely flawless.) . So if you want to create a  … Read more