Into the Fire

It's Wednesday . . . 

I wonder what percentage of fiction readers notice or care about the actual writing or word crafting, character development, realistic dialogue, or how setting is used in the books they read. Do most readers just want a good story to pass the time? Do they judge the novels by a character they like or by the plot? 

Most of the people I relate to as readers are serious about what they read. They want well-written, entertaining stories with meaningful characters and really don't want to settle for less. We each have our favorite authors and preferred genres although some will read almost any genre if you can promise them the previously mentioned qualifications. 

Here's my latest dilemma as a reader: my favorite Christian authors are currently not producing books for whatever reason. So, as those of you know who read my reviews, I've been reading series novels from the general market. And while I've loved the stories and the writing from these wonderful secular writers, there is still that nagging emptiness from the lack of a faith factor. Plus, although my favorites don't use a lot of profanity, it's still present and expected but I also must note it does suit the character(s) and/or the circumstance(s) when it's used. These are worldly characters who've seen and done hardcore things in their careers as operatives/special forces. Most of them have relied upon their years of accumulated training, skills, and fortitude to survive life or death situations to live to tell about them – which of course they don't "tell about them". 

Feel free to add your random thoughts today . . . 

Father, reading and writing are major enjoyment and entertainment. I'm grateful for it all. Please help me to be the one you designed me to be and to do as you ask. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.