Even racoon's do it, and more entertainingly than your book

I think I've mentioned before the 3 megaton bomb test for stories. Or at least, that's what my dad has called it since, decades ago, I told him that the test of whether I like a book is: "If a bomb fell and killed all these characters, would I care?"

I was just checking in with Mernit's romantic comedy blog, and he's devised a new test for reading scripts and deciding whether they warrant a second look. He was getting ready for work and noticed two racoons having sex on the roof next door; and it so held his attention, he left for work late.

"I'd often been at a loss when asked what compels me to give a "Consider" to a screenplay. Now I can answer this, by posing a crucial question in response: Is the script more interesting than the sight of two raccoons humping?" (see blog for pictures!)

Something for all us writers to keep in mind. If a reader was only a few pages into our book, and someone asked them to come see two racoons humping, would they say "just a minute" or fling your book away?

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