People tell me they laughed hard enough to wake their spouses, that they've given away numerous copies to friends, and that it's the one Trek book they'll give to people they wouldn't expect to like others.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The books are funny and sad, and that's what people respond to.
Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them.
When I think of the books I love, there's always a little laughter in the dark.
'Star Trek' is notorious for looting the more thoughtful work of writers for their striking effects, leaving behind most of the thought and subtlety.
And that's what the audience was feeling too, as they watched the show and as they watch it now. And overriding all of that is the way it was written. It was written honestly. There was never any manufactured laugh. There was never compromising of character.
I'll tell you, I've never particularly been a 'Trek' person. I feel about 'Trek' the way one feels about known, vaguely liked, but rather distant members of one's family.
There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.
It's funny, because readers think they want the characters to be blissfully happy, but it makes it kind of boring for the reader.
That's the worst way you can hear about comedy material: from a third person's blog story that they wrote when they were upset.
When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?'