A Reader’s Love for the Long, Immersive Journey
One of my favorite authors is John Steinbeck. When I read The Grapes of Wrath years ago, I was fascinated by the saga portraying the Great Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.
In that book, and in others, Steinbeck takes you on a journey that makes you want to keep turning the page to find out what happens to the characters, while you’re also learning about a significant time in history. His character development is incredible, too.
Steinbeck’s books are heavy on description, and the endings aren’t what you’d call happily-ever-after. But they give you something that not many books truly do—an immersive, “you’re right there” feeling that stays with you.
Realizing I’d taken on a Similar Kind of Challenge
I realized recently that in some ways, I took on a similar kind of task when I wrote Book 1 in The Discovered Truth Series, Discovered Secrets.
Discovered Secrets portrays another significant period in history, a time that affected about 75,000 Americans known as Zonians, who had lived in the country of Panama for decades. In the book, you experience it all through the eyes of Jesse, a Zonian and the story’s hero.
Page-Turning Tension with an HEA
Readers have told me they kept turning the page to find out what happens next, and that they loved the descriptions. And I’ll admit that makes me happy on multiple levels. Because here’s the best part: In The Discovered Truth Series, there’s always a happily-ever-after.
Want to start the series?
If you’re curious about Jesse’s story and the world of the Zonians, you can start with Discovered Secrets.