Letter to the reader from a very grateful writer I wrote Bright Side thinking no one would ever read it. I was an unknown indie author with no readers who said "dude" a lot and loved music, coffee, tacos, and badass heroines in books. And I thought there was nothing more badass than a positive attitude and some kindness—Kate evolved out of that. I fell in love with her spirit; it was everything I aspired to be. When I finished writing this book, my editor asked me, "What do you want people to take away from reading Bright Side?" I responded with, "The last three words. You are brave." (Because
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