“Our greatest forces are to create, to learn, and to take responsibility,” said debut novelist Steve Schatz, discussing Adima Rising on a Writestream Radio interview. “How we create the sacred is desperately important. It’s our most important cherished gift.”

Schatz said one of the most important lessons in his Young Adult series is, “When darkness comes, light a candle. If that’s not enough, light a torch.”

Listen to the Writestream Radio interview.

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