If circumstance gave you power and purpose, what would you do? My name is Chris Schallert, and writing helped me to overcome my incredible shyness by helping me to create a character named Cadence Colo.

His story is in my book Mathers Odds. I started the book with the question, “If I had the power to overcome my limits, and if the object of my affection was even inclined toward me, would this be different?”

The power that Candence gave me to help me overcome my mental health challenges was incredible. Now I hope the readers will enjoy the story and find power in their fictional writing to help the world.

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