Is it that serious?

Is it that serious? I write books, read books, review books, love books… I have been reading since age four… There has never been a time in my life… When I wasn’t reading at least one book…usually I am reading more… And a magazine or two… I love to ride the wave with my characters… Get to know them… Feel them… But I have never gotten it twisted… They are characters in a book… I have noted lately… I guess since becoming a writer… And doing a gaggle of discussions about my work… People really get caught up… They react as though the characters in a book… Are real people… What is up with that? I am so fascinated… People will sit right next to me and tell me… What my characters are going to do next… What they are thinking… Saying things like… 'I don’t like him…' 'Can’t stand her…' And man when a character cheats…especially a woman... Woo hooo…you can almost feel the indignation and the heat flow… As though the character cheated on them… There is some mad identifying going on… Wow is all I can say…or whew… But it is so much fun… Just remember ya’ll… They are just characters in a book… Enjoy…engage… But it just ain’t that serious… Is it? Love and Blessings… acVernon Menchan