Some stories entertain us for a few hours, while others stay with us long after we’ve closed the book.


Those are the stories I’ve always wanted to write.


When I sit down to start a novel, I’m rarely interested in creating characters who are just good or bad. I’m more interested in what happens beneath the surface, the decisions people make when they are afraid, grieving, desperate, in love, or convinced they are doing the right thing.


That’s especially true with Six Minutes Late. At its core, it’s a psychological thriller, but what interests me most isn’t just what happens. It’s why people make the choices they do, and what those choices cost them.


My writing has taken me into different kinds of stories, from the emotional depths of The Letter He Never Sent to the darker psychological world of Six Minutes Late. The genres may change, but there is one thing I want every book to have in common:


I want it to leave something behind.


A question. A feeling. A character you’re still thinking about the next morning. Maybe even a moment that makes you reconsider what you would have done in the same situation.


That idea has become part of what True North Writings means to me: Stories That Stay With You.


This blog will be another part of that. I’ll share glimpses of the writing process, thoughts behind my books, updates on what I’m working on, and occasionally a look at the decisions shaping a story before anyone else gets to read it.


If you’ve already read one of my books, thank you for giving one of my stories your time. And if you’re just discovering my work, welcome.


There are many more stories ahead. 📚


— Henry Daniel Archunde Jr.