Write the Book You Want to Read (Beta Lessons 7)

I’m currently going through the beta reader comments I got back for First Moon. I’m happy to say that I have a great crew of beta readers who have done a lot to help me make my books better.

The feedback for First Moon also helped me clarify some things about what I’m trying to achieve with my writing. Foremost among those epiphanies was that I have to write the kind of stories I want to read.

But what does that mean? How would I define my writing “mission statement?” If I could answer that qu...