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Readers Quotes

Thanks to social media like Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, I can easily reach out to so many people. Being a writer gives me the added bonus of a targeted audience: readers, who enjoy targeted ‘prizes’ for participation in fundraisers - books and other neat promo items Picture Quote #1

I’m an avid reader myself, and what any one reader accesses at any one time is very powerful and personal to them. Clearly you can’t even begin to touch that. A novel is a singular vision, and then a myriad of readers have their own experience of that Picture Quote #1

The most profound, life-altering gift you can offer the Indie writer you love is to TELL as MANY avid readers as you are able Picture Quote #1

I think the reason these readers come back to me is because I represent their points of view. It may not be my point of view, but that’s OK. Everyone still deserves to have their say Picture Quote #1

The comments I most appreciate come from ordinary readers who’ve happened on one of my books at some time of stress in their lives, and who actually credit the book with helping them through a bad time. It’s happened a few times in forty years Picture Quote #1

Readers of novels often fall into the bad habit of being overly exacting about the characters’ moral flaws. They apply to these fictional beings standards that no one they know in real life could possibly meet Picture Quote #1

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Every publisher or agent I’ve ever met told me the same thing - that Irish readers don’t want to read about the bad old days of the Troubles; neither do the English and Americans - they only want to read about the Ireland of The Quiet Man, when red-haired widows are riding bicycles and everyone else is on a horse Picture Quote #1

Thank you to the readers of the ‘Huffington Post’ for voting me the ‘Hottest Freshman’ of the 111th Congress. It’s about time politicians from Illinois were known for something other than bad haircuts or having the ability to walk on water Picture Quote #1

In practice, the copyright system does a bad job of supporting authors, aside from the most popular ones. Other authors’ principal interest is to be better known, so sharing their work benefits them as well as readers Picture Quote #1

You can use your means in a good and bad way. In German-speaking art, we had such a bad experience with the Third Reich, when stories and images were used to tell lies. After the war, literature was careful not to do the same, which is why writers began to reflect on the stories they told and to make readers part of their texts. I do the same Picture Quote #1

Many books owe their success to the good memories of their authors and the bad memories of their readers Picture Quote #1

If I was a soldier going to war, I’d be pretty scared the night before a battle. It’s a scary thing. And I want my readers to feel that fear as they turn the page Picture Quote #1

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People cannot become truly knowledgeable without being excellent readers Picture Quote #1

I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that’s a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I’m proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it Picture Quote #1

What I would not like is to be ignored. I write from the heart. I don’t write for me. I write for my readers Picture Quote #1

Agency over one’s sexual self - and the articulation of that kind of agency - might seem transgressive to readers who don’t expect it in a woman’s text Picture Quote #1

Only that, nothing more - a tiny beam of light to show some hidden aspect of reality, to help decipher and understand it and thus to initiate, if possible, a change in the conscience of some readers Picture Quote #1

I am really interested in the way we relate to time. In particular, the way readers and writers talk to each other. Casting your voice out into the future is very beautiful to me Picture Quote #1

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How many beautiful trees gave their lives that today’s scandal should, without delay, reach a million readers Picture Quote #1

This is where we should start focusing this conversation: how men (as readers, critics, and editors) can start to bear the responsibility for becoming better, broader readers Picture Quote #1

Writers begin changing the instant they append ‘The End’ to a novel. Readers begin changing the moment they encounter that same phrase. And even the novels themselves, through the strange transmutations of time and shifting tastes and mores, exhibit changes as we look backward upon them, acquiring retroactive meanings and tonalities Picture Quote #1

A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire Picture Quote #1

I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that’s really worth the time and effort you’ll put in Picture Quote #1

One of the things that I tell beginning writers is this: If you describe a landscape, or a cityscape, or a seascape, always be sure to put a human figure somewhere in the scene. Why? Because readers are human beings, mostly interested in human beings. People are humanists. Most of them are humanists, that is Picture Quote #1

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The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears Picture Quote #1

The problem with being a writer is that some readers tend to think that anything that comes out of a character’s mouth is you talking Picture Quote #1

I believe that being able to communicate directly with readers is a boon. I certainly enjoy it as much as they do Picture Quote #1

I’m noticing a lot of the big bloggers who’ve posted about politics are experiencing an ugly backlash. Readers are angry because they went to the bloggers’ sites for a laugh, not a lecture. Again, it’s a question of being appropriate for the audience Picture Quote #1

People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it Picture Quote #1

I love being honest and intimate with people. I love building community. I love emailing with readers Picture Quote #1

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Thanks to social media like Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, I can easily reach out to so many people. Being a writer gives me the added bonus of a targeted audience: readers, who enjoy targeted ‘prizes’ for participation in fundraisers - books and other neat promo items. (Readers Quotes) I’m an avid reader myself, and what any one reader accesses at any one time is very powerful and personal to them. Clearly you can’t even begin to touch that. A novel is a singular vision, and then a myriad of readers have their own experience of that. (Readers Quotes) The most profound, life-altering gift you can offer the Indie writer you love is to TELL as MANY avid readers as you are able. (Readers Quotes) I think the reason these readers come back to me is because I represent their points of view. It may not be my point of view, but that’s OK. Everyone still deserves to have their say. (Readers Quotes) The comments I most appreciate come from ordinary readers who’ve happened on one of my books at some time of stress in their lives, and who actually credit the book with helping them through a bad time. It’s happened a few times in forty years. (Readers Quotes) Readers of novels often fall into the bad habit of being overly exacting about the characters’ moral flaws. They apply to these fictional beings standards that no one they know in real life could possibly meet. (Readers Quotes) Every publisher or agent I’ve ever met told me the same thing - that Irish readers don’t want to read about the bad old days of the Troubles; neither do the English and Americans - they only want to read about the Ireland of The Quiet Man, when red-haired widows are riding bicycles and everyone else is on a horse. (Readers Quotes) Thank you to the readers of the ‘Huffington Post’ for voting me the ‘Hottest Freshman’ of the 111th Congress. It’s about time politicians from Illinois were known for something other than bad haircuts or having the ability to walk on water. (Readers Quotes) In practice, the copyright system does a bad job of supporting authors, aside from the most popular ones. Other authors’ principal interest is to be better known, so sharing their work benefits them as well as readers. (Readers Quotes) You can use your means in a good and bad way. In German-speaking art, we had such a bad experience with the Third Reich, when stories and images were used to tell lies. After the war, literature was careful not to do the same, which is why writers began to reflect on the stories they told and to make readers part of their texts. I do the same. (Readers Quotes) Many books owe their success to the good memories of their authors and the bad memories of their readers. (Readers Quotes) If I was a soldier going to war, I’d be pretty scared the night before a battle. It’s a scary thing. And I want my readers to feel that fear as they turn the page. (Readers Quotes) People cannot become truly knowledgeable without being excellent readers (Readers Quotes) I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that’s a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I’m proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it. (Readers Quotes) What I would not like is to be ignored. I write from the heart. I don’t write for me. I write for my readers. (Readers Quotes) Agency over one’s sexual self - and the articulation of that kind of agency - might seem transgressive to readers who don’t expect it in a woman’s text. (Readers Quotes) Only that, nothing more - a tiny beam of light to show some hidden aspect of reality, to help decipher and understand it and thus to initiate, if possible, a change in the conscience of some readers. (Readers Quotes) I am really interested in the way we relate to time. In particular, the way readers and writers talk to each other. Casting your voice out into the future is very beautiful to me. (Readers Quotes) How many beautiful trees gave their lives that today’s scandal should, without delay, reach a million readers. (Readers Quotes) This is where we should start focusing this conversation: how men (as readers, critics, and editors) can start to bear the responsibility for becoming better, broader readers. (Readers Quotes) Writers begin changing the instant they append ‘The End’ to a novel. Readers begin changing the moment they encounter that same phrase. And even the novels themselves, through the strange transmutations of time and shifting tastes and mores, exhibit changes as we look backward upon them, acquiring retroactive meanings and tonalities. (Readers Quotes) A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire. (Readers Quotes) I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that’s really worth the time and effort you’ll put in. (Readers Quotes) One of the things that I tell beginning writers is this: If you describe a landscape, or a cityscape, or a seascape, always be sure to put a human figure somewhere in the scene. Why? Because readers are human beings, mostly interested in human beings. People are humanists. Most of them are humanists, that is. (Readers Quotes) The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears. (Readers Quotes) The problem with being a writer is that some readers tend to think that anything that comes out of a character’s mouth is you talking. (Readers Quotes) I believe that being able to communicate directly with readers is a boon. I certainly enjoy it as much as they do. (Readers Quotes) I’m noticing a lot of the big bloggers who’ve posted about politics are experiencing an ugly backlash. Readers are angry because they went to the bloggers’ sites for a laugh, not a lecture. Again, it’s a question of being appropriate for the audience. (Readers Quotes) People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it. (Readers Quotes) I love being honest and intimate with people. I love building community. I love emailing with readers. (Readers Quotes)

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