What Makes a Good Book ‘Good’? (One Author’s Vulnerable Journey)

When it’s time to listen to that call on your heart to write a book, get ready to be vulnerable and face the inner gremlins.

As an introverted teen who would rather read a book than go to a party, I might have described what makes a good book ‘good’ as “a book I can’t put down and finish within 24 hours”.

In March 2020, when the pandemic shut the world down, I was delighted the new novel I had ordered arrived on my doorstep just in time. I devoured The Threshing in the first 24 hours of q...