You've just finished reading a novel. You liked it. Weren't crazy about it, but you don't feel like you wasted your time by reading it. Would you say that description fits the bulk of your novel reading? Does it motivate you to be more selective?
You just finished writing your novel. You're satisfied. You like it. You're asking yourself, "Do I love this story?" Does it make you want to hurry to get it published however you do that? Or do you think you'll sit on it for a while longer before you go full throttle on it?
Of the nine novels I've published, I have two more that were finished some years ago, some editing still to do. I haven't addressed them in a long time. One of them might become an ebook, and the other, which is longer, might not go any further than the pages of this computer. I "like" them both.
What makes you love a novel - that you read or wrote?
Father, I can never thank you enough for the stories you've given me to write. I pray for my fellow authors that you would continue to bless them with more of the stories you have just for them to tell. We're all desperate for you - whether we know it or not. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.