Wright's Writing Corner: Evoking the Desired Response

New article up on the site of my beautiful and talented wife, who writes under the name L. Jagi Lamplighter:

http://arhyalon.livejournal.com/85601.html

One of the difficult things for writers is knowing whether or not one is accomplishing what one set out to accomplish. Is my scary scene scary? Is my romantic hero intriguing? Will my funny scene make people laugh?

This is a tremendously difficult question because things just don’t seem the same when you write them as when you read them. A...