I am and always will be a sucker for someone who is sincere. If you're a writer, tell me something true in your story and you've hooked me.
Sincerity, I believe, is becoming a rare things these days. We are all trying so damned hard to be what we think others want us to be. It's hard to tell what is true and what is affectation.
If you're a writer, even if you're writing fiction, you need to tell the truth. If you give your audience insincerity, they will know it and they will abandon you.
Give them the truth, even if you feel exposed. It has to come from the heart, or else it won't mean a thing. It'll just be one more insincerity. One more affectation in a world full of pretense, deception and disingenuity.
I'm interested in real people. Not the person you think is impressive. I want to know who you are in your soul. What hits you where you live. That is what draws me in and interests me.
I don't trust the rest of it.
4 comments:
I was just thinking the same thing. I just quit a book, a thriller, with perfect hero, and perfect gf, trying to right a ridiculous injustice—yeah. There's nothing to empathize with there.
For me, a novel needs to convey genuine human interaction. If I write, or read, a passage that makes me laugh or tear up, that connection with the reader has been established. In weakness, a character becomes real.
PV, exactly. Thank you! I so agree with you. I give up on books pretty quick these days if it's lacking in that connection. Even in the first few pages you know if you'll be able to connect and really get into the book, don't you? I sure do.
I agree, even fiction needs a certain depth of believablility. If your talking about humans, they need to be emotional canvases we can relate to. Even perfect looking characters have flaws - attitude, a history, or hidden pain that makes them the way they are. I'm a huge sucker for a well rounded character. (Hugs)Indigo
You are very right, Indigo. Physically attractive characters have issues too! Everyone does.
Thanks *hugz*
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