Readers want to be part of an adventure, to travel on a journey of mind and emotion. They long to raise a gleaming sword with Samwise Gamgee against Shelob the spider, to ride with Lucy on Aslan's back and feel his silky mane, or to wield a lightsaber in fierce combat on a planet in a galaxy far, far away.
Writers hope to fulfill that literary longing, to immerse readers in a story they won't want to leave. Once they finally resurface...
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