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Becki Willis
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Tangible Spirits
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Author Insight
An Empty Audience
Do you ever feel like you're speaking to an empty audience? Wondering if what you do makes a difference? You go the extra mile, make the extra effort, but does anyone even notice? Are you speaking to an empty audience? Authors know this feeling, all too well. Just because we write it, doesn't mean someone reads it. We pour our heart and soul into our stories, but are we speaking to an empty audience? Sometimes it feels that way. But sometimes... sometimes something wonderful happens. A reader leaves you a five star review. A reader writes you a personal note, saying how much she/he enjoys your work. An award comes your way. And suddenly it doesn't matter if you have an audience of one or one thousand. Someone hears you. You're no longer speaking to an empty audience, and that makes everything you do worthwhile.
Book Excerpt
Tangible Spirits
The further north she traveled, away from the armed cacti that stood like sentries along the roadside, the elevation climbed. The famed saguaros of the Sonora desert gave way to a multitude of prickly pear, intermingled with bushy shrubs and a few more trees. The Black Hills of Yavapai County rose in the distance, teasing the eye with variety, beckoning travelers onward.
Pulling Gera closer to her assignment.
“There are ghosts in them thar hills,” she drawled aloud. Her voice dripped with sarcasm.
“Your first big story with the rag, and it may be your last.” Gera gave voice to the pessimistic thought as she sped down the highway, racing toward the faraway mountains. She grumbled to an empty audience in her rented sedan, giving free reign to her frustrations.
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