You Don't Find the Story. The Story Finds You. | Adam Mills

You Don't Find the Story. The Story Finds You. | Adam Mills

From KAJ Masterclass LIVE by Khudania Ajay

June 1, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

Adam Mills discusses the creative process of writing and the challenges of character development in his works.

Adam Mills didn't set out to write about race, small towns, or forbidden relationships. He sat down in a coffee shop in Mexico City with a spiral notebook and no plan — and the story told him what it needed to be. In this conversation with host KAJ, the author of the Patrick Stone series talks about the creative process behind writing four books, the challenge of writing characters whose experience differs from your own, and why a book, like a child, eventually stops belonging to you. He also gets honest about the part most writers avoid: marketing, sustainability, and what it actually takes to let your work be found. ========================================= KAJ Masterclass LIVE A video-first, live-first global conversation ecosystem — editorially independent, depth-driven, and supporter-sustained. Hosted by independent journalist Khudania Ajay (KAJ), KAJ Masterclass explores leadership, business, AI, careers, health, creativity, ideas, and the evolving human experience through thoughtful, unscripted conversations grounded in lived experience, clarity, and real-world insight.Every conversation is designed to leave you with something meaningful to think about, understand, or…

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Host: Khudania Ajay

Guest: Adam Mills

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Books & works: The Dead Don’t Talk, Patrick Stone series

Places: Mexico City

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