“The best fiction happens when writers pair their unique worldviews and experience with a story that reaches beyond their singularity. Don’t run away from your individual strengths toward the latest trends, what everyone else is doing, or ‘what the market wants.’ Rather, look for ways to translate your uniqueness so it speaks to others, to extend a hand to readers through your writing. Find a place to dig deeply with your imagination, a character who fascinates you, a situation with layers upon layers to unfold. Remember that incident that gave you wisdom, that insight you’ll bring to life with your drama and craft. … write the novel that could only be yours.”

– Cheryl Klein, The Magic Words