The Reader's Trust

by
Lazarus Black

I like to push the reader's trust. Whether it be toying with a familiar trope or testing the reader's memory, I think it's important to tantalize and reward the reader over the course of a story.

My new readers come to me with varying degrees of a innate trust in my storytelling ability. There is an innate "Suspension of Disbelief" within every reader, but this can be broken.

In my award-winning story "Psychic Poker", I led the reader through story that became more engrossing ...