Dare to Write the Book . . .

that is above your head.

that someone else should have written, and didn’t.

that you’ve been waiting to read.

that haunts your dreams.

that you never got right.

that the kid that you know needs to read.

that won’t be made into a movie.

that only six other people will be smart enough to get.

that combines genres no one imagined before.

that people will hate.

that is small and just a retelling, and who will care?

that is beautiful, and too short.

that your parents will be embarrassed about.

that strips you naked in front of the world.

that reinvents everything.

that isn’t going to make money.

that serves up your heart and allows people to stomp on it.

If you don’t dare, who will?