Don’t ask me why! Read the rest of the book!
I’ve had a few beta readers now and they’ve all been fabulous. Every comment has made me think and reconsider and in some circumstances re-write mammoth sections (Vicki, you and Kerrin are solely to blame for my current madness ;p). But occasionally I get thoughts back after someone has read say, oooh the first seven chapters *grin*.
And their thoughts are basically a bunch of questions. Why? How? Who? When?
And my response is this.
Don’t ask me questions about the story if you haven’t finished the book!! It’s like reading chapter one of a murder mystery and complaining that the author hasn’t told you who the killer is – it’s supposed to be a MYSTERY!!
Okay so I realize my story is fantasy but I’m not writing a list at the beginning of the book explaining how things work. I’m not going to make the ‘important’ things/places/events/people outrageously obvious. I want to slip it in there until it pounces on you later and you do the head smack ‘OMG – of course!’.
That’s subtlety you see. Clever and sly you never know when it’s going to appear. I love how a good author does that. Slips in something that doesn’t really trigger any alarm bells till later on. It’s clever in my humble opinion.
So in short. If you are generous enough to offer to read my manuscript, please read entirely before asking questions! Suggestions are welcome at any time but questions.. Wait till you’ve seen the whole story first *grin*. Though of course those who read mine have to keep in mind that this is part 1 of a trilogy – there is LOTS happening in the next two books *grin*
Now back to the rewrite!
p.s – if you happen to love one of the blog backgrounds I’m trying let me know : ) I’m spoilt for choices here! Of course if you’d like it yourself let me know too *grin*
p.s – if you happen to love one of the blog backgrounds I’m trying let me know : ) I’m spoilt for choices here! Of course if you’d like it yourself let me know too *grin*
