Tag: suspension of disbelief

  • The Writer’s Wife: Maybe a Test, Never a Target

    When it comes to writing, my wife and I have an odd relationship.

    She goes out of her way to be supportive of my writing endeavors. She encourages me, she tries to make sure I carve out time in my schedule to write, and she understands when I hit a creative rough patch and need to just escape the house and family for a few hours of in-my-own-head time.

    I have no doubt she’s in my corner when it comes to this writing thing.

    The bit that’s probably weird to a lot of people is that, to my knowledge, my wife reads very little of what I produce. It’s not that she doesn’t want to read it, but there are times when I caution her not to seek it out.

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