Re: the article, the coincidence in timing is kind of amazing because I probably would have been recommending it to people any way. Jenkins just posted part 3, too.
That makes a lot of sense. If you're carrying a set of characters around in your head for years on end, writing about their adventures day to day, it makes sense that it would be hard to accept that the people who read what you write are also carrying around the same set of characters in their heads, assigning their own motives and feelings.
But at the same time, that's what engaging readers ::means::. It's a sign of success that people are attributing romance to his characters even if he didn't intend it, because it means his readers are invested in what he's giving them.
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That makes a lot of sense. If you're carrying a set of characters around in your head for years on end, writing about their adventures day to day, it makes sense that it would be hard to accept that the people who read what you write are also carrying around the same set of characters in their heads, assigning their own motives and feelings.
But at the same time, that's what engaging readers ::means::. It's a sign of success that people are attributing romance to his characters even if he didn't intend it, because it means his readers are invested in what he's giving them.