Different Direction
On Sunday, July 25, the APOOO BookClub began discussing my debut novel. I didn’t know what to expect and will admit when my book was chosen for July’s BOM (book of the month) my heart did a little jig in my chest. I wasn’t sure what would happen.
But I have been tickled pink, if you can imagine, due to the plethora of ideas and interpretations I have been reading. I finally have the first hand experience of how it is to be an author and think about one thing as I wrote and my readers (yup, I can say I have readers) thought something different as they read.
One of my writing sistahs, and really good friend (yes, I can comfortably call her that) Genesis called me and told me her idea and her thoughts. Wait, I need to back up…she had been Black Berry Messengering me some of what she thought as well as the diagnosis for one of the characters. Yes, she got real serious with the book. I liked that, because really this was not a genre she would read. Her opinion matters to me. She really enjoyed it. That’s a great thing.
Anyway, Genesis called me to tell me she knew I was working on the sequel and wanted to tell me which way to take the story next. Of course it was just a suggestion. When I heard it, I laughed, not because it was funny, but because I knew my readers are going to be shocked and some may even be mad.
She even made a valid point of how I could work it into my current wip for the sequel. I don’t even need to begin from the beginning, I can work the idea into what I’ve already written.
I called my number one fan, my mother, and told her the concept/idea and she said NO! She wasn’t willing to accept that major conflict. She told me we need to discuss this before I can do it.
Well, my muse for this story has woken up and is ready for me to move the story a long. Who will be upset? Who will be shocked? Will everyone enjoy the sequel as much as they enjoyed the debut? Only time will tell.
Until next time
Happy Reading & Writing.
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I appreciate all the suggestions I get but when it comes down to writing the story, one thing I’ve learned–you can’t please everybody or you’ll go crazy trying and have a story that’s jumping all over the place.
In situations like that, take what you can to enchance on your story but don’t stress out trying to implement or not “include” stuff to please everybody.
Just my 2 cents for what it’s worth
I appreciate your two cents. I will keep them in mind as I write.