Even on days when your emotions are running high, write. Out of deep feeling, come knowledge of oneself. Sometimes the best therapy is to delve into your art. Through art, we seek beauty, wisdom, and understanding.

Through the art of fiction, we pose questions that we hope our story and our characters will help us understand. What is the nature of man? What is the purpose of life? Why do we betray or lie or love or dream? Why do we fall in love with the people we love? How do we process loss?

Writing helps us understand this and much more. It reveals the human heart as it truly is unstained my self-delusion. It reveals us for who we are.