We determine whether a book is for boys or girls long before the reader gets a chance to decide: we package them with soldiers and ballet slippers on their covers, war machines and glittering gowns.
"All it takes is one generation to brainwash a population and convince them that reality doesn't exist.β- Prodigy
Tell me there is still good in the world. Tell me there is still hope for all of us.
And thatβs when I realize that, at the end, weβd all wish for the same thing. Just a little more time.
Time heals all wounds. But not this one. Not yet.
I am a hopeless pantser, so I don't do much outlining. A thought will occur to me, and I'll just throw it into the story. I tell myself I'll worry about untangling it later. I'm glad no one sees my first drafts except for my poor editor and agent.