au·gust
/ôˈɡəst/
adjective
- respected and impressive.
August Authors was created by Shannon Henry as a way to share her passion for reading and writing with others. It is for anyone who loves to read and for those who love to write.
A Note From Shannon:
For me, both reading and writing is an entertaining escape from the weight of the real world. Sure, there are plenty of other ways to achieve this goal. One can never underestimate time well spent with family and friends. But when it comes to needing time to relax alone, reading does the trick. And writing - well, that’s just part of a passion to share with others what reading does for me. I hope for you as well.
A good book has the power to put you on intimate terms with a character, so much so that you feel what the character must be feeling, yet there’s so much more to it than that. Like watching a movie, a book provides the reader with the gift of omniscience. (To a certain degree, that is. If the reader truly knew all there would be no purpose in reading.) There is a sense of greater perspective because the view is often much grander than the narrow reality of one particular character. The reader sees the bigger picture. We see before the characters do that something was all a misunderstanding or that something life-changing is about to happen. And then we find ourselves sympathizing with more than one character or rooting for some and against others. With each turn of the page, we’re drawn in further into the lives of the people in the story, awaiting the perfect ending.
Alas, life is not so perfect. We cannot always see the perspective of the other characters clearly enough to work things out for the ideal best. But, at least when writing, we have some control over what happens and how the story ends, and when it’s finished, we can share the thoughts, feelings,and lives of the characters with others who will hopefully enjoy being a spectator to a story that, in many ways, mimics real life, minus a controlling author.
August Authors is meant to explore both the real lives of authors and the fictional lives authors create. Everyone has a story. Some people tell their stories. And some people use their stories to create more stories for others.
