An idea so crazy it might just work
One thing I love is getting reactions from readers. Whether Amazon reviews, comments on my webpage, responses to my Facebook posts, or even emails directly to me, I dig almost all of them.
While the odd bit of praise is certainly gratifying, one of the most unexpected pleasures of those interactions are the stories readers will sometimes tell.
Like the lady in New Zealand who worked in the swingin’ 60s for director and comedian Peter Cook (best known in America as the bishop with a weird speech impediment in “The Princess Bride,” but very cutting edge at the time). Or the man who went through the Japanese invasion of the Far East at the beginning of World War II? Or the several folks who have told me tales of nurses who fell in love with their wounded soldier-patients in World War I, and who went on wed them?
Y‘all have some wonderful stories to tell, I’d wager, and I love hearing the stories of people’s lives. I’m pretty sure most of my readers do, as well.
Now, here’s the crazy idea. I want to create a “reader’s stories” page on my blog. It would be a place where you could share those amazing tales from your own life with like-minded lovers of great stories, or tell us about the events that shaped your own family’s destiny.
I’m excited about this project. Please drop a reply in the comments and let me know what you think about my plan.