★ the saltmaster extraordinaire

This morning I got a review that had me on cloud nine for the whole day!


Yes, I know the age-old advice of first-and-foremost writing for yourself and your own satisfaction (why else would I have gone ahead with seemingly such an out-of-the-blue crossover, if not for my own satisfaction?) But my God, does it ever feel good when I get even the smallest hint that my effort isn't for nothing, that I'm not just tossing my writing out there in the void and that others can and do find joy and merit in it. Also, it's always very nice to be complimented on characterization, since that is the source of my greatest anxiety -- the notion that I either don't have a good grasp on the characters' personalities, voices and patterns of thinking or that I'm totally off-base in my interpretation.

Reviews like this one are the lifeblood of a writer and I'm still smiling like an idiot, well over twelve hours later.