top of page


Writing & Illustrating
When my publisher asked if I was interested in revising my young adult novel, The Great & the Small, for a second edition, I said a resounding, “YES!” Authors never get the chance to revisit a published novel…until now. My other projects got pushed aside, and for the next eight months I was all in—weaving a new story into the first edition—a story that had been on my mind a long time.
Yesterday, author and illustrator Andrea Torrey Balsara sat down with us to talk about her latest YA release The Great and the Small. Today, she's kind enough to share her thoughts and art and she explores the hero's journey:

bottom of page