***Morrison starts to speak at about 14 minutes in.***

Have you ever wondered what it takes to create a character that will live on in the reader’s heart after they turn the last page, after the book is placed back upon the shelf?

Toni Morrison knows the answer to that. There’s a reason why she won the Nobel Peace Prize. If we as writers aspire to such greatness–and we always should–we need to investigate what great literature is.

I believe a new generation of writers is rising up. Ready to be brave and bold, and meet the challenge of writing characters who truly LOVE.