Random Ramblings

I’ve been sitting here for a while now, pondering what to say. I’m still no further, but I’ll try anyway. This is an awesome comment! It’s not just that you took the time to write it, it is most of all that you took the time to think about my story so deeply. A lot of the things going on in the story are under the surface. As a writer I always run the risk that the reader just sees the action and not the subtle changes it causes in people. And that means that I failed in what I was trying to say. And then I get this comment and I realise that you got it completely. Brian is the ultimate unreliable narrator because in a lot of ways he hides from himself. The changing values that he is learning from Justin by osmosis are irritating him more than anything at the moment. He’s projecting them back onto Justin, being annoyed that Justin was criticising him when Justin did no such thing. That’s really hard for Justin because, naturally, he can’t work out what Brian’s problem with him is when he hasn’t done anything. He tells Brian what he thinks but he’s not pushing him to change. Brian does that all by himself – and resisting. Justin does see some of the changes, but he doesn’t have the confidence to rely on what he sees or to act on it.

This is one of the loveliest and most insightful comments I have ever had. It made me bounce around the room with excitement and cry happy tears. You eloquently expressed what I’m trying to say. I feel humbled by how much thought and effort you have put into reading and then expressing your thoughts. Words are not enough to thank you. This has given me a boost of confidence as a writer in general and for this story in particular. Thank you so much. It really is awesome. ♥