My son said something the other day that has stuck with me all week. He said, "I don't want to follow those footsteps, I want to make my own, that way other people can follow me." For context, my son is four, and there was a freak snow storm, but still, it was one of the most profound things I'd ever heard.

Editing Tides has taken me on a roller coaster of emotions and March has been every bit maddening as one could expect when you're under deadline and surviving on coffee and instincts. I want to make my own.

This business is brutal, and there's a million and one things to remember. A million and one trends to follow, or tropes to write, and it's easy to lose sight of the main objective - tell a story that makes people feel things. I hope I did with Tides.

I can't wait for you guys to meet CT & Kensie.