Reason for Writing

Based on real life events, The Legacy Series follows the struggles of a terminally ill, abused teenager growing up in the early nineties. Author Brandyn Cross was compelled...

Author Brian Platzer's The Body Politic is inspired by our current political moment and his own personal struggles with a neurological disorder. Platzer explains how...

Inspiration struck author, teacher, writing coach, and speaker Mandy Jackson-Beverly while she graded AP Art portfolios one evening. She was incredibly moved by a piece...

Author and speaker Janet Mitchell has a large portfolio of nonfiction work including her personal story Taking a Stand , and stories published in 11 editions of Chicken...

Award-winning author Paul Yoon describes how he came to write his novel Run Me to Earth , a beautiful, aching novel following three kids orphaned in 1960s Laos—and how...