Stagefright

Would you kill to protect others? Would you do what it takes to survive? "Good, keep it up." Would you have the ambition to bring change to society? And would you repent for your sins, even if you had been tempted to commit them? "Oh, please... It was off to such a good start. That's your back cover text? It could hardly be more melodramatic! You're supposed whet people's interest, not scare them away! Haven't you learned anything about promoting yourself, yet? Tsk. Hopeless. Been so right from the start." And finally: Would you find your salvation or your doom on stage? Well, here's the story of someone who has one or two things to say about that. "What? Is that it? No! You cannot end it like that! You must give the readers of these lines at least some kind of incentive so they don't get bored and put the book away. Give them something exciting, something gripping!" OK, fine. There's a lot of blood and thunder in my story as well. And sex, too. Happy? (Sighs) "I'm not likely to get anything better out of you."