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Cinisajoy · 05-26-2017, 11:33 AM

Now sweetie,
I think what you really want is for people to enjoy reading your books. Whether they get your exact meanings or not.

In my lifetime I have read two books that gave me nightmares. One was non-fiction and the other one was fiction.
The first one I read in either 1988 or 89. It was "Don't cry it's only thunder". I still remember that book but even though the author was showing the ravages of war, I doubt he intended to cause nightmares.

The second one was "Serial Killers, Uncut" by Blake Crouch and Jack Kilborn. I am pretty sure they wanted to cause nightmares.

So now, just do your best and if someone loves your book you have done good. Don't worry about the psychological stuff.

05-26-2017, 11:33 AM	#5
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Now sweetie, I think what you really want is for people to enjoy reading your books. Whether they get your exact meanings or not. In my lifetime I have read two books that gave me nightmares. One was non-fiction and the other one was fiction. The first one I read in either 1988 or 89. It was "Don't cry it's only thunder". I still remember that book but even though the author was showing the ravages of war, I doubt he intended to cause nightmares. The second one was "Serial Killers, Uncut" by Blake Crouch and Jack Kilborn. I am pretty sure they wanted to cause nightmares. So now, just do your best and if someone loves your book you have done good. Don't worry about the psychological stuff. Last edited by Cinisajoy; 05-26-2017 at 11:33 AM. Reason: Dropping a word that changed the meaning.