Normally when a person has a stellar image another person's waiting in the wings to tear them apart. They're waiting for that one fatal flaw to expose itself.
Jay AsherBecause it may seem like a small role now, but it matters. In the end, everything matters.
Jay AsherI sat. And I thought. And the more I thought, connecting the events in my life, the more my heart collapsed.
Jay AsherA lot of authors see their book being banned or challenged as a badge of honor. But for me, it's nothing but frustrating and upsetting. I hear from readers that my work encouraged them to ask for help or reach out to someone about the situation they're in. When you hear stories like that on a daily basis and then hear adults call for your work to be banned, it's proof of why the stigma around these issues is so dangerous.
Jay Asher