Insecure Writers’ Group – May 5th

May 5 question – Has any of your readers ever responded to your writing in a way that you didn’t expect? If so, did it surprise you?

Well, the first Wednesday of the month (any month) seems to sneak up on me, in spite of the fact that I’ve had a whole month to know it is coming.

So down and dirty with my answer.

I’ve written previously about my mother ‘proofreading’ one of my first stories, Dream Warrior. She had three reactions to it that I found encouraging.

1st she didn’t see the end of the first chapter coming.

2nd she didn’t find herself able to put the story down even though science fiction was definitely not in her interest area.

3rd she liked the play on words I used at the ending.

My mother had been a secretary so she was used to proofreading work. The fact she admitted she stopped proofreading and ended up just reading made my day, as it was not a type of fiction that she normally read.

Yes, she was my mother, but…