For many writers, the hardest part isn’t about finishing the manuscript. It’s about stepping out and saying, “This is who I am, this is what I write, and this is why readers should pay attention.”

It is almost Easter. And while the kids are out in the yard hunting for plastic eggs filled with candy, I want to talk to you about a different kind of egg hunt. One where the stakes are a little higher than what is inside a bright or pastel-colored shell.