MFWG September 2026 Author Spotlight: Kristin Schmidt Larson

Chapter 1 of Hero Tower

I wrote this book back in 2019ish. I honestly can't remember. I do remember writing and writing and writing. By the time I was done, the book was 155,000+ words. I edited it here and there over the years until finally picking it up again. I am glad I did. It is definitely one of my favorite books I've written, and I hope it will be yours too. I didn't end with 155,000 words. I edited out 20,000. Still 135,000 words was a lot. Especially when I added another 4,000 words. I put it into a book,...