Cross takes an intentional and strategic approach to everything she does and views her business as a Monday through Friday gig . she works in her truck , and she carries her laptop wherever she goes . Cross takes an intentional and strategic approach to everything she does and views her business as a Monday through Friday gig .
A team of 16 people assists and works with Cross to help keep her business and her website running smoothly . She tells them , “ We are here to bring light and goodness into the world .” She believes that stories , specifically fiction , can give us courage . The heart of her young adult ( YA ) fantasy series — the world and people of Alkarra — can speak to people in a way that factual accounts can never reach . According to Cross , we have all been at a low point in our lives and want to escape from reality for a while . “ It ’ s a place readers can go to recharge their hearts .” There is pain in the real world that she hopes to help lessen with her stories . She keeps writing more because , “ Books find us when we need them .”
“ Books find us when we need them .”
Find out more
Visit Katie Cross at
www . katiecrossbooks . com or scan the QR code and read more about her books . You will also find some free short stories and even a map of her fantasy world , Alkarra .
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