The author would be perfectly ok waking up in a fantasy world of heroes and villains, where the course of history could be changed in the blink of an eye.
John is a firm believer in taking a tumbleweed approach to life. If something feels right, do it. If the doubts pile up, take a step back. Words have tremendous sculpting power, for better or worse. The best advice John can give to his readers is to grab hold of what rings true and glaze over the rest.