Readers Beware!
I thought writing fiction took imagination; apparently reading fiction is imagination’s poker equivalent of, “I’ll see that bet and raise you.”
At least that’s the impression I get from the speculative feedback coming in from people who’ve read Awakening. Readers are buying chips, taking seats at the card table, and throwing all they’ve got into their bets.
A typical opening starts with… “I’ll bet that such-and-such happens,” or … “I bet so-and-so will do this.” And then they present a wild-ass twist that would never have crossed my mind. I don’t have a very good poker face and many times I’ve had to peel my eyebrows out of my hairline. I’m happy to say that some of these crazy suggestions are really good. Bent, but good.
It’s yet another reminder that once you publish your book, it’s not yours anymore.
So readers beware! I’m taking notes and names. What you say can and will be used in a future book.
Your favourite author is probably on-line. Go ahead—give them some crazy-ass feedback. They’ll love it.
What readers are saying about Secret Sky:
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Heehee! It is fun, isn’t it? I’ve been amazed at some of the connections my beta readers made and mystified by others. But, I suppose fiction is like any other art in that the viewer shapes it and understands it from their own specific vantage point. I think it’s fascinating.
It is fun. And you’re right – people experience fiction through their own unique life filters and what comes out the other side is often different and unexpected, but always fascinating.