Who in their right mind would want to write a book?

[Briar_Kit]

Some additional thoughts on writing, being original, and dealing with readers’ exegeses:

briarkitesme.com/2014/11/03/writ … ing-minds/

“[i]Your understanding and interpretation of The Twenty-Five Deeds of Hanson Drake is undoubtedly unique…and that is the real beauty of the relationship that joins readers, books and writers together in a literary trinity—a bookish triumvirate.

“The bibliophilic triad forms the three sides of a single coin—obverse, reverse and edge. A trio of façades. Integral parts of a solitary entity. Interdependent yet independent. Sharing and disputing personal and nuanced views of the world—none of which are either unquestionably right or undeniably wrong.

“Whether you like the story or not, your exegesis of The Twenty-Five Deeds of Hanson Drake already forms an infinitesimal part of the book’s enduring legacy. You see, everything is connected. Every reaction is caused by an action. Everything we do has an impact…somewhere along the line.

“With this belated postscript, I am finally going to lay the story of Hanson Drake to rest. Love him or loathe him, I cannot change your views of Hanson Drake, because I cannot and do not want to. I celebrate your free will. Champion it. Champion you.“[/i]

[DaveO]

@Briar Kit

I’ve had feedback from people who have told me that the end of HANSON DRAKE is wrong: not that they don’t like ending, but that it is factually incorrect.

I’ve also had people ask me to rewrite the ending and to remove/rewrite one chapter (The Fawn).

So far, I haven’t been flamed.

Most people are really very kind or enquiring, but some clearly understand the book in ways that I never intended.

Have you red Ray Bradbury’s “Coda,” an essay he added to an updated edition of Fahrenheit 451?

(There’s a reprint at this link: http://www.cato.org/blog/censoring-ray-bradbury ).

• Dave