{"id":6598,"date":"2021-05-05T08:44:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=6598"},"modified":"2021-05-05T15:19:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T21:19:29","slug":"we-surprise-the-readers-they-surprise-us-iwsg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=6598","title":{"rendered":"We Surprise the Readers- They Surprise Us! #IWSG"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s May already, and time for another Insecure Writer’s Support Group post.I’ve got to admit, May snuck up on me and I almost missed it!<\/p>\n

The May 5th question, if you’d like to answer it, is:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
Has any of your readers ever responded to your writing in a way that you didn’t expect? If so, did it surprise you?<\/strong>
The awesome co-hosts for the May 5 posting of the IWSG are\u00a0Erika Beebe,<\/a>\u00a0PJ Colando,<\/a>\u00a0Tonja Drecker,<\/a>\u00a0Sadira Stone,<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Cathrina Constantine!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ve had a few. A cousin I hadn’t talked to for years contacted me through this blog. Dan, if you are still reading my posts, hi!\u00a0 A reviewer asked for a specific character to be featured in more stories – in fact, they suggested a write a whole series on that character’s adventures – that made me happy! (and I may use that idea, because I love that character, too.)\u00a0 I made a beta reader and my editor cry over specific parts of my latest story. That’s a huge compliment in my book.<\/p>\n

Frankly, the fact that people take time to review my books is a compliment. I appreciate every review I get, even if they aren’t five stars. Of course, the biggest compliment is when I can tell the same person is buying, one by one, all the books in a series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That’s it for now. Don’t forget to check out some of the other posts in this hop. And, until next time, please stay safe.<\/p>\n