Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine your book is finished. Published. Out in the world. Someone asks: "So, what do you do?" How does that future version of you answer? What kind of author are they? ❤️ Confident? ❤️ Bold? ❤️ Helpful? ❤️ Inspiring? ❤️ Thought-provoking? What kind of author do you want to become? 🤔 Think about it and write it in the comments.

Oh my!! I’m so excited and thrilled! 😁 I’ve made it and now there are 8 of us onto the next round! Thank you to all of you that made this possible! And I want to congratulate the other winners and the ones who sent in their videos! That’s brave to put yourself out there. 🥳 @Doa Kaptan @Éva Raposa @Subhan Nair @Anil de Vries @Emma Fábryová @Sam Dunlop @Janet Little @Ayu Masruroh @Justin Yip @Sungsoo Choi @Harrison Angwin @Rodrigo Rios @Tony Mulligan@Dani Rosenblad James @Wolfram Grohnert @Natalie Duncan @Semih Yalap @Danny Hansen@Vernon Foster @Craig Gauvreau @Jim Jenkins @Kevin Pagan @John Doorbar

J.R.R. Tolkien made Middle-earth feel real because he created layers of history. Places felt ancient. Objects carried stories. The world felt lived in. Your Challenge Invent an object from your story world. It could be: 🗡️ a sword 📝 a letter 📸 a photograph 💎 a necklace 🗺️ an old map Now answer three questions: 1. Who originally owned it? 2. What happened to it over time? 3. Why does it matter now? Then write a short scene involving this object. Objects become powerful storytelling tools when they carry history and meaning.

I had the pleasure if sitting down with @Dani Rosenblad James , who really inspired a deep and heartfelt conversation. I would love to hear your favourite moments from the community, so that I can pull out highlights and help amplify voices. Let us know in the comments! P.S. Pardon it took so long to be published Dani - its been a lot with our daughter and we have been playing catchup!

When we restart, it feels productive. We have a new document. Fresh outline. Better opening. But if the deeper story question hasn’t changed, you’re usually just repainting the same wall. Inside Story First, we look for the reason the book keeps collapsing. Not to judge it but to finally understand it. ❓ Question: ❓ What part of your book have you restarted the most? Opening? Outline? Chapters? Voice? Direction? If you want, you can share your answer in the comments. This is how we grow and make a great story come to life!