{"id":3223,"date":"2014-01-12T03:40:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T11:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=3223"},"modified":"2014-01-12T03:40:10","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T11:40:10","slug":"write-believable-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=3223","title":{"rendered":"Write Believable Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

My story is written and I\u2019m going through some of the processes to make sure it works\u2014that it is believable. I\u2019m trying to respond to questions readers might have, such as How did the stalker know where Colbi was hiding out? Isn\u2019t it too soon after her near death to be left alone? Would a homeless person actually set up housekeeping in someone\u2019s out-building? Would a feral kitten actually become friendly and make a good pet? How did Damon get from here to there?<\/p>\n

When you write a book for publication, always keep your audience in mind. If what you write cannot be deciphered, followed or believed by your readers, you\u2019ve failed them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My story is written and I\u2019m going through some of the processes to make sure it works\u2014that it is believable. I\u2019m trying to respond to questions readers might have, such as How did the stalker know where Colbi was hiding out? Isn\u2019t it too soon after her near death to be left alone? Would a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t