Firstly there’s me. Hope Ann. The author with over ten years of experience, eight younger siblings, a love for anything Sanderson related, and a job working with troubled teenagers at a therapeutic boarding school in the Dominican Republic.

Then there’s Scarlett. My alter ego, who speaks fluent sarcasm, insults me, takes care of some of my marketing, and randomly supports me when I’m least expecting it.

Yes, it’s a great time.

No, she’s not actually real. But shhh. Don’t tell her I told you.

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It doesn’t just matter what you say.

It matters how you say it.

Have you ever written a story, creating themes, characters, and masterful plots that somehow fall short of the dreams you had for them?

Maybe it’s not your story at all. Maybe it’s as simple as finding the correct words to connect your readers to the raw, emotional, nuanced reality of your characters.

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