After Thirteen Reasons Why, Asher got about a third of the way through a novel about two teens who barely know each other in school but find themselves becoming friends in each others dreams. I was
totally excited about it; my publisher was excited about it, he says. And thats when fear overtook me. I was afraid of having it seen as a massive failure, either because it didnt sell well or it didnt mean as much to readers. For two years he didnt write a word of fiction. The book still sits unfinished on his hard drive.