But With Nonfiction, The Task Is Very

... Character Reigns Preeminent In Determining Potential.

I Identified In A Very Deep Way With The Individuals I Was Writing About Because The Theme That Runs Through This Story Is Of Extraordinary Hardship And The Will To Overcome It.

In Terms Of Writing About Horses, I Fell Backwards Into That. I Was Intent On Getting A Ph.d., Becoming A Professor, And Writing On History But I Got Sick 14 Years Ago When I Was 19. Getting Sick Derailed That Plan Completely

But With Nonfiction, The Task Is Very Straightforward: Do The Research, Tell The Story

Honestly, I Expected To Get A Cold Reception Because Of My Subject Matter. But When Editors Took A Look At The Story I Had To Tell, And Saw That This Was Not A Parochial Story At All, They Really Warmed To It