title: Writing Deep Viewpoint: Invite Your Readers Into The Story
author:  Kathy Tyers 
description: Kathy Tyers is the New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including two authorized Star Wars ? novels. She honed her skills as a mentor with the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild. As a freelance editor, she has worked with beginning and experienced novelists, theologians, and university professors. Knowledgeable, widely experienced, and always encouraging, Kathy Tyers has coached dozens of new writers to publication and beyond.
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  _For Ally, who waited_
  
   **ACKNOWLEDGMENTS**
  
  Many people had a part in the creation of this story. First, there are those
  without whose company the story simply wouldn’t have come together. Aaron
  Leis, Ryan Cornelius, Maxwell Cozad, Michael McConnell, Tom Preston, Haj Ross,
  Srdjan Smajić, Barth Anderson, Mark Teppo, Berrien Henderson, and my parents,
  Layne and Jamye Bradley, all contributed to the collection of my ideas, and I
  owe them a tremendous debt for doing so.
  
  Then there are those without whose criticism and feedback I simply couldn’t
  have articulated the story. Liz Cornelius and Kip Nettles both deserve my
  special thanks.
  
  And then there are those without whom the story simply wouldn’t have seen
  print. My agent, Kristopher O’Higgins, and my editors, David Pomerico and
  Juliet Ulman, all worked vigorously to see the full realization of the story.
  Without them, there would be nothing.
  
  And finally there is one who did all of these things, without who