“Readers like books to carry them into the unknown. They like characters who are unusual, who open new arenas for them, who introduce them to situations they might never personally experience. This means that as writers, we have unlimited opportunities to explore new worlds. But we must also give readers something they can relate to, something that will form a bridge between the familiar and the unknown. Emotion will always create such a bridge.”

~ Kathy Jacobson

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