Snippets: Curse of Knowledge

I went to an Author's Event yesterday. Eleven authors, including myself, were there. Awesome time.

Two ladies sat next to me promoting their books. They wrote about the Meridian Bridge that connected South Dakota to Nebraska over the Missouri River.

We talked. They said at one time the bridge was slated to be destroyed. I told them I didn't know about that. One lady asked me if I lived in Yankton, to which I told them I did.

"How could you not know?" One lady asked.

I shrugged my shoulders.

They were so deep in their project they considered everyone thought as they did. I call that the curse of knowledge.

In one of my stories, a critique partner said she couldn't picture a character. My initial thought was to bring up the character's image in my mind, which was clear to me. But not to the reader.

So....

When I critique my own work, I attempt to clear all previous knowledge and look at it through the reader's eyes. It's a tough assignment but necessary.

Randy

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It's a military thriller with a heart. Commander Mark Steele has an exciting job in Special Forces. Though it's dangerous, he knows his work is critically important. But that job separates him from his wife and child. When an injury brings him home, his wife is glad to have him back. But other issues cause struggles within the family, leading to distrust and hurt. Steele takes dangerous risks in his new work. The thriller plot thickens, as he seeks to save a life. But can he save his family?

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