You’ll Never Be Right

You’ll never be right … in the eyes of all your readers. We all bring our own life experiences into play when we’re reading. No matter how much research we do to make sure we’re getting things right, there will always be those readers who will stop and think.

“That’s not the way I do it.”

“That’s not the way I say it.”

“That’s not what happened to me.”

I’m as guilty as the next reader.

I recall being pulled out of a story when so many of the characters wore beanies. To me, a beanie was a little ...