PURPOSE
As an author, I struggle sometimes with doubt. Is my story entertaining enough? Will my readers like it? Will I even find readers? Am I just spinning my wheels here? (cliche, I know, and my critique group would cross out the superfluous word "sometimes" I used above. And I could have used a simpler word than superfluous, like unnecessary. And sentences don't begin with and, do they?) Can you feel my paranoia, folks? This weekend, after much pondering, the repetitive thought