In one of my facebook breaks between writing and grading papers, I found
this article from the fabulous people at
cracked.com. Too funny, way too funny. Check it out:
Realizing you're a character in a work of fiction can be startling. At the moment, you probably feel like you're trapped in an elevator that's in freefall, and your mind has somehow hit the ground before the rest of your body.
What you're going through is completely natural for someone in your uniquely regrettable situation. Believe it or not there's a lighter side to be found in all the existential blackness you're feeling at the moment.
Read the rest here. And while you're at it, you tell me: what fictional universe do you think you're trapped in?? Who is your author?
In one of my facebook breaks between writing and grading papers, I found this article from the fabulous people at cracked.com. Too funny, way too funny. Check it out:
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Ironically, I also hear from readers who think they're writing to other Colleen Thompsons (several of whom who write one thing or another.) Very few names are absolutely unique. So don't be surprised to find you have a fictional doppleganger somewhere.