What kind of questions do people ask when they
find out you’re a writer? The first is obvious; what’s your story about?
Hopefully most of us have an answer to that one, although I must admit, I still
have trouble with the fly-by pitch. After that initial question, others follow,
and what you get depends mainly on the person. This includes everything from the
where did you get your idea questions to the who should play your characters in
a movie.
For some of us, the answers roll off our tongue
like a perfectly written script; honest, brief, but yet intriguing enough to entice
people to read the book for themselves. For others (me) this is harder. I just
had a story to tell. I wrote it. It’s
been published. Not very appealing or original, I know. That’s just who I am.
That’s my comfort level. My secret hope is that people will read my book, love
it, tell others about it, and the chain goes on. I won’t have to do any public
speaking, no matter how small the group, and still my book will get read.
I hear all your snickers. I know, I know. I better
just get over myself and realize it’s a mixed bag. You can’t have one without
the other.
