Some epic journeys start with a stumble.

Some epic journeys start with a stumble.

[aka one writer’s recipe for lemonade]

‘Some epic journeys start with a stumble’ is the tagline for Book 1 in my Rahki Chronicles series and for my author website. It doesn’t just apply to my characters though. If you’ve checked out previous blogs (Failure, Jack), you may already see where this post is going.

My mom shares a particular story from childhood – I’ll report an abbreviated version. She and my dad attended a parents/ teacher conference when...