Perspectives and an Epiphany
I tend to rattle on about some things and talking about my writing is one of them. At least, to certain folks who asked about my books. *lol* I prattled on, but this time was different. I got to talking with fellow writer, Cathy Warshaw, and she pointed out a few things.
- If you can relate to your characters, so can others.
- If you can feel what your characters feel, so can others.
- Ambition is not necessarily arrogance. I’d like to have at least one of my books in the high school curriculum because I think the students can relate to what the characters are feeling. If I’d read something like my books back when I was a teenager, then maybe I wouldn’t have gotten so messed up back then. *lol* Maybe. Thing is, I touch on subjects that were taboo in my house. I wonder who else had the same upbringing? Or maybe they had a different perspective on the various subjects I touch upon. Or even if it’s just that they’ve felt/been the same way. They’re not alone. That makes a big difference to a young man or woman.
- I believe that going to KeyCon and working on panels, not just attending them, is not a fraud. I write. I “know things”. That makes me just as important as the Jim Butchers and Andre Nortons out there. And *that* is the hardest lesson for a writer to learn, I think.
- I believe I’m doing okay. Even if all I manage to do is hand out bookmarks for my books and don’t sell any, I’m going to be doing okay. I get nervous having to speak to strangers, but that’s okay. Once I can get the feel of the room, then the audience is a friend, not an enemy to be vanquished. And it only takes one person to make that happen. Me.
Now to go through my notes to see which parts of the story (I’ll be reading from Sweet On Death) will fit in with “Fandom is Funny” theme for this year.