Welcome to Always Hope

It’s time to write casually, from the heart.

I’m launching a monthly Newsletter named after my daughter, where I hope to connect with readers interested in knowing more about my writing and my life, which is no bigger than anyone else’s but chock full of stories. (Ask those who know me.)

I’m retiring my blog but the old posts are still available down there.

Come on. Sign up for this thing. It’ll be a journey for both of us.

Blog Archives

N.E. Lasater 5/30/19 N.E. Lasater 5/30/19

Paying It Forward -- Free Book Offer

I am deeply grateful for the continuing heartfelt response from the dyslexia community to my debut novel, Farmer's Son. Copies have sold around the world.

N.E. Lasater 2/23/17 N.E. Lasater 2/23/17

Building Structure in Farmer’s Son

I’ve been asked how I structure plot. Not so much how I make characters cause the effects that advance the drama but how I choose the framework to tell the story.

N.E. Lasater 12/15/16 N.E. Lasater 12/15/16

Reddit Made My Day

Two days ago, a reader posted Farmer’s Son on reddit for the first time. http://reddit.com/r/dyslexia
Since then, people from all over the world have found the book and this website, and they have stayed to learn more. Farmer’s Son is being up-voted as I write this. It is the top-listed entry on the dyslexia subreddit right now. Wow.

11/22/16 11/22/16

Why I Write

I spent an extraordinary morning at Fortune Academy last Friday. It is truly a remarkable place. I met amazing parents, teachers, and administrators devoting their lives to young people with learning differences.

11/6/16 11/6/16

Fortune Academy Welcomes Farmer’s Son

Fortune Academy in Indianapolis is throwing a Coffee & Conversation about Farmer’s Son on Friday, November 18, at 9 a.m.