Why Every Writer...and Every Parent...Needs This Book
How Stories Shape Courage, Identity, and the Next Generation
There’s no shortage of books out there.
Most of them are fine... they’ll keep you busy for a few hours, maybe even teach you something useful. But very few will grab you by the collar and make you rethink the power of stories.
That’s what this book does.
It’s called Why Fiction Matters, and it’s not just for writers. It’s for parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about the kind of world our kids are inheriting.
Stories Are More Than Entertainment
We’ve been sold a lie.
That fiction is just “escape.” That stories are nothing more than cheap entertainment... something you binge on before going back to “real life.”
Nonsense.
Stories are how we learn to be human.
They’re how kids discover empathy.
How teens learn courage.
How adults remember who they were before the world told them to shut up and conform.
Fiction doesn’t just spark imagination... it shapes identity.
Why Writers Need This Book
If you’re a writer, you know the struggle: algorithms screaming at you, competition everywhere, everyone and their cat launching a Substack, and gurus telling you to “write to market.”
Forget all that noise.
This book isn’t about formulas. It’s about foundations. The reason you picked up a pen in the first place.
Because if you don’t know why fiction matters, your stories won’t last.
But when you do? You’ll write with purpose. You’ll build something worth remembering.
That’s what I’ve been doing since 1986... and it’s what I’m inviting you into.
Why Parents Need This Book
If you’re a parent (or a teacher), you’ve seen the symptoms already:
Kids who can scroll for hours but can’t daydream for five minutes.
Teens drowning in content but struggling to create anything of their own.
A generation more “connected” than ever... and yet lonelier than ever.
Fiction is the antidote. Not shallow, disposable entertainment... but real stories. The kind that stretch imagination, build moral courage, and shape character brick by brick.
That’s what this book is about. A reminder... and a roadmap... for why stories belong in your kids’ hands.
Why You Need It Today
Why Fiction Matters isn’t just another “book about books.”
It’s a rallying cry.
A dare.
A line in the sand.
If you’re a writer, it will give you clarity and conviction.
If you’re a parent, it will give you tools and hope.
And if you’re both?
Then it might just be the most important book you read this year.
Get the Book. Pass It On.
Stories matter.
Fiction matters.
And if we forget that... if we let it slip... we lose something we can’t afford to lose.
That’s why this book exists.
👉 Grab your copy of Why Fiction Matters today.
👉 Share it with a parent, teacher, or writer who needs to hear it.
👉 And let’s raise a generation with stories that give them more than distraction... stories that give them direction.
⚡ The pen is still mightier than the algorithm... but only if you use it.
Whe can we expect the audiobook? No joke, the ones you narrated were way more impactful.
I hate to be that person, but is there not a Kindle version available? I was so ready to grab another Jaime book.