I’m taking a MasterClass that’s inspired me to do what I set out to do many years ago, when mom and I started writing: focus on the fun of telling a story.

Author Neil Gaiman, who’s won multiple awards and accolades for his graphic novels (the Sandman series), young adult books (Coraline) and fantasy stories and books, is an inspiring speaker who focuses on how writers come up with ideas. One of his lessons suggests taking the known and twisting it around to see it from different perspectives.

His idea pushed me to open an old file and dust off a book of stories I started many years ago, before I even considered trying to get published. I began the book as an exercise in fun.

Click here to find out what really happened to the Hare who was beaten by the Tortoise.