Hiccups, Speed Bumps, and Roadblocks.

Hiccups, Speed Bumps, and Roadblocks.
When reading a book, there are all sorts of things that can pull a reader out of the story. I call them hiccups, speed bumps, and roadblocks. Trying to avoid them is virtually impossible, because readers bring their own experiences, preferences and peeves to a story.

Hiccups are those little things that give a reader a moment’s pause, but they’ll keep reading.
Speed bumps make a reader stop and think. They might disagree with what they’ve read based on what ...