
You've done this before and you can do it again.”Ĭan you tell us when you started If He Had Been With Me, how that came about? She looked me straight in the eye and said firmly, “If you're a real writer, you will finish it.” Now, when I'm struggling to finish a project I say to myself, “You're a real writer. When I was sixteen I told her that I was trying to write a novel, but it felt like I would never finish it.

My parents are old friends with Charlaine Harris. What is the best piece of advice you ever received from another author? What was the greatest thing you learned at school? I can't choose just one! I can't! I'm sorry but there are too many books I love in every genre! I discovered the escape that books provided me, and I've been an avid reader ever since.īeyond your own work (of course), what is your all-time favorite book and why? And what is your favorite book outside of your genre? When I first learned to read, I hated it! Then, when I was nine years old my family moved to a new city where I was ostracized by my classmates. What’s one thing that readers would be surprised to find out about you? When we read a story that touches our hearts, it helps us to remember that these other humans around us are also thinking and feeling creatures, deserving of our kindness and respect. Our imagination is what makes us human! Our ability to create, connect, and care for these fictional beings is what sets us apart from other animals. Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.Why is storytelling so important for all of us?.Told through three different perspectives, If Only I Had Told Her is a love story brimming with truth, tragedy, and the unexpected bonds that heal us. How could she not know? And how is he supposed to support and protect Finn when heartache seems inevitable?Īutumn surrounds herself with books and wants to write her own destiny-but one doesn't always get a new chapter and fate can be cruel to those in love. That's Sylvie, and Finn would never hurt her, so there's no way Autumn could know how he truly feels.

She's not just the girl next door or his mother's best friend's daughter, she is his everything. If only I'd told her that I loved her years ago, then I wouldn't be here now.įinn has always loved Autumn. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Jenny Han.

An intensely emotional and gripping companion novel to Laura Nowlin's USA Today and New York Times Bestselling novel If He Had Been With Me about the love that both breaks and heals us.
