Talking About Your Writing

Whenever you tell your friends and family you're writing a book, the chances are, they'll be very interested. This can be good, but not necessarily.
My family know basically all there is to know about my book. A few of my writer friends have seen it and know it fairly well, but other than that, most people know the title, if even that.
There's been many a time when I've been talking to my family about my book, and they've had a brainwave that has got me right out of my writers' block, and given me back all my confidence in the book. However, to someone who doesn't know the story anywhere near as well as you do, it can seem very different. It's hard to explain your story from scratch, and even if you can do that, it's hard to sell it. My advice is, if someone gives you specific advice specifically about your story, don't feel as though you have to take it. Think it through first, and decide whether it is really what YOU want and genuinely feel would be best for the story.

Zoe Xxx