RISK

And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud



was more painful
than the risk
it took
to Blossom.
 -Anais Nin

We all know that taking risks is what makes us grow as human beings. It also becomes the pivotal point in our novels, when it's too painful for the protagonist to hold all of it inside, to hide their true selves.

 This is the moment where the reader is rooting for them to spread their wings and fly. So it's important not to rush it, to find the right words, to show the reader what they're thinking and how they've gotten to that point.

From a recent scene in my newest YA: And that’s when he knew. When he really knew. That he couldn’t pretend for one more day. One more minute. One more second. Without losing a piece of himself.


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