Stories of Consequence
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Reflections on writing, faith, and the stories that shape us.
What Happens After the Worst Thing? The Questions at the Heart of What Remains After
Most stories in modern literature focus on the crisis moment and the great emotional reveal: the crime and the confrontation between the protagonist and the antagonist, the disaster or the escape from it. But eventually, another question naturally emerges:
What happens afterward?
Why This Story Might Be Difficult and Why That Matters: Why Some Stories Refuse Easy Answers
Yet some stories ask something different of us. They invite us not to escape reality but to engage with it. My new novel, What Remains After, belongs to that second category.
Is What Remains After the Right Book for You?
One of the biggest lessons I've learned as both a writer and a reader is that no book is for everyone. That doesn't mean a book is flawed. It's simply the reality of storytelling. Readers have personal tastes, preferences, and backgrounds that influence the kinds of books they enjoy.
The Hardest Scene to Write in What Remains After: Writing About Trauma, Truth, and Healing
As a reader, I used to assume that the hardest scenes for an author to write were the action scenes, fierce climactic confrontations, or moments of violence. Once I took up writing with the determination that it would be my calling and profession, I soon discovered that for me, the hardest scenes are not necessarily so because of what happens in them, but because of what they represent.