This discussion was so helpful and insightful! A lot of things I hadn’t thought of. Made me think of unforgettable books in my life. Thank you everyone for sharing!

And also I am so glad I listened past the end music. 🤣

This is brilliant! Will definitely be incorporating into my stories.

This over editor is very thankful for this article!!!

Thank you so much! I’m preparing to write a romance short story for an anthology contest, even though I’m not much of a romance reader myself. So this article came just in time!

I’m not a huge romance fan either, but I’m hoping to enter an anthology contest for romance stories, so this article was just in time!

Thank you so much! Your encouragement means a lot.

Aw, thank you so very much!

I remember reading this a few years ago but it’s such a good reminder!

Needed this! This is one part of marketing that has completely mystified me and I hadn’t been able to find any practical resources until this article.

Thank you so much! I write YA historical fiction and historical fantasy, and sometimes it’s easy to look at all the “serious” stories and wonder what purpose mine have and whether I’m wasting my time.

I should read this before every writing session. 😄

This is the post I needed! I’ve been wanting to tackle these tricky subjects and diversity, but wasn’t quite sure how to go about it. This cleared up a lot of things and made me feel empowered to write stories about these topics that will change and comfort readers.

Always a great reminder! This is an area where I want to get stronger.

Definitely convicting! This is one area I really want to do better.

This was so interesting and something I might not have come to on my own. Definitely challenging.

Thank you so much! All of these are lies I deal with in writing as well as other areas of life and I desperately needed this. I especially lived how you pointed out it’s more complicated than just labeling those voices stupid and that God will love us no matter what we do.

Aw, thank you so much! That means a lot.

Thank you so much!!!

Congratulations, everyone! Fantastic job!

Congratulations, Natalie! You did a fantastic job.