"You Have Good Words"

So, I've mentioned before that my boyfriend, Travis, isn't much of a reader, but I still really like to get his opinion (because if my story needs work, he will tell me about it...in the nicest way possible).

When I finished DARK WATER, he was actually pretty excited to start reading it. He gobbled down all 500 pages in only a few days (which is saying something, considering he works from 4 PM to 1 AM and, like I said, doesn't read much).

When he finished, I turned to him, eyes gleaming, and asked, "Well...what did you think?"

He got that far-off look in his eyes that let me know he was searching hard for the right thing to say. Then, he smiled and said, "You have good words."

My reaction:

Yeah...not exactly what I was looking for.

But then, he went on to tell me he thought the story was engrossing and very entertaining, that he enjoyed my characters, and there were moments that legitimately made him laugh out loud.

My reaction:

Yep. Made me feel pretty good.

Of course, I know Trav's opinion might be a little bias...y'know, since he's my boyfriend and all. But still--it's always nice to hear good things. Especially about something you worked your butt off on.

Now that he's done with it, I'm not sure what I'll do. I kind of want to put some distance between me and the story before I jump into any major edits. Maybe I'll take a little break, do some doodling and play some Sims and plan my NaNo project whatnot.

We'll see....

Has anyone told you you've got "good words" lately?

HAPPY WRITING, LOVELIES!