J.K. Rowling has always been my forever role model as a writer, so naturally when I started taking writing seriously, I wanted to write fantasy. But I knew myself well enough to know that I didn't have the talent needed for world-building on that scale. A world like Harry Potter felt so far beyond where I was, so instead of trying to write something I wasn't ready for, I decided to start small with fantasy romance. I don't say that to speak lowly of the genre, not at all, but at the time I thought it was a lighter entry point into fantasy writing and that felt right for where I was.
I decided early on not to spend too much time planning, and looking back that was the right call because that book ended up teaching me more than I expected. Writing a novel is a completely different experience from short stories and poems, and it showed me exactly where I fall short. And I'm still figuring it out, even now.
To every reader who picked up When the Apple Tree Shines and enjoyed it, thank you very much.
*This book is available on Amazon Kindle.
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