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Readers Quotes

I think a lot of what the iPad app is going to be used for is just reading the best content on Quora. It really helps the whole system run because people who are writing answers can get this very wide distribution to a large audience of readers Picture Quote #1

Myths are part of our DNA. We’re a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers connect with it Picture Quote #1

When you’re free of editorial control, you owe it to yourself to obtain feedback from friends and readers. Some take those criticisms to heart and incorporate it into their work, and some ignore them Picture Quote #1

For me it’s more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don’t care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is Picture Quote #1

Writing is a craft, being an author is work, and having readers and a following is a gift Picture Quote #1

Publishing companies and a great many authors have missed the opportunity to capitalize on the very real relationships they create with their readers Picture Quote #1

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My publisher feels that my readers are loyal to the voice of my stories, the characters I’m creating Picture Quote #1

Part of the creative process for me is an invitation for readers to follow their imagination Picture Quote #1

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers Picture Quote #1

History buffs expect historical background in historical fiction. Mystery readers expect forensics and police procedure in crime fiction. Westerns - gasp - describe the West. Techno-thriller readers expect to learn something about technology from their fiction Picture Quote #1

I don’t really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them Picture Quote #1

In order to capture Mid-World for new readers, I had to streamline the original tale [ The Gunslinger Born], but I also had to incorporate scenes from earlier Dark Tower novels Picture Quote #1

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The secret at the heart of ‘The Memory Keeper’s Daughter’ is something everybody, except for some of the characters, knows in Chapter 1. Some of the narrative tension comes from that distance between what the readers know and what the characters know Picture Quote #1

The impossibility of a sequel ever recapturing everything - or anything - about its ancestor never stopped legions of writers from trying, or hordes of readers and publishers from demanding more of what they previously enjoyed Picture Quote #1

I’ve dealt with depression my entire life, on and off, which makes me the perfect author for teenage readers Picture Quote #1

Let’s say I find a lot of current American fiction too overwritten for my tastes, too self-conscious; I like something that’s simpler and more direct. The story is what matters to me. I hope to make it seem real to readers, as if it happened just like this - so I don’t want fancy descriptions getting in the way Picture Quote #1

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them Picture Quote #1

I kind of just write what I like to write. I’m thankful that readers of different ages seem to connect to my stories. I don’t consciously think about age demographics when I’m working on my comics Picture Quote #1

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I think the best writers are voracious readers who pick up the cadences and the feel of narration through a number of different books. And you begin by maybe copying the style of writers that really knocked you out Picture Quote #1

There are as many different kinds of books as there are writers - as many different responses as there are readers Picture Quote #1

Fantasy is more than an escape from the truths of the world and the past: it is an open acknowledgment that those truths are complex and morally difficult. It offers a different route to creating something which will resonate with readers, in a way which resists the erasure of privacy and autonomy which pervades our modern world Picture Quote #1

Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work Picture Quote #1

There’s an obvious marketing component to doing something digitally where you’re reaching out to new readers that you can’t do in the existing print marketplace, or that it’s difficult to do in the existing print marketplace Picture Quote #1

When the BBC decided to bring Doctor Who back as a feature film a few years ago, one national newspaper ran a poll to ask its readers who should be the new Doctor, and I topped it Picture Quote #1

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You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don’t get past the third paragraph you’ve wasted your energy and valuable ink Picture Quote #1

What I care about is readers because without readers I can’t make a living... And I think it’s a bad thing for the world if people don’t read anymore. I want people to read a lot Picture Quote #1

There’s a double standard between writers and readers. Readers can be unfaithful to writers anytime they like, but writers must never ever be unfaithful to the readers Picture Quote #1

In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he must never, never be unfaithful to them Picture Quote #1

I never want readers to be comfortable, to feel like we’re in a comedy or a drama. Life is never just one of those things. Life is a balance of all those things Picture Quote #1

The idea of harnessing the intelligence of the readership has been lost in the quest for Facebook likes. For many, readers have become synonymous with hateful commenters. It’s time for a renewed push to realize some of the original dreams of the web Picture Quote #1

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I think a lot of what the iPad app is going to be used for is just reading the best content on Quora. It really helps the whole system run because people who are writing answers can get this very wide distribution to a large audience of readers. (Readers Quotes) Myths are part of our DNA. We’re a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers connect with it. (Readers Quotes) When you’re free of editorial control, you owe it to yourself to obtain feedback from friends and readers. Some take those criticisms to heart and incorporate it into their work, and some ignore them. (Readers Quotes) For me it’s more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don’t care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is. (Readers Quotes) Writing is a craft, being an author is work, and having readers and a following is a gift (Readers Quotes) Publishing companies and a great many authors have missed the opportunity to capitalize on the very real relationships they create with their readers. (Readers Quotes) My publisher feels that my readers are loyal to the voice of my stories, the characters I’m creating. (Readers Quotes) Part of the creative process for me is an invitation for readers to follow their imagination (Readers Quotes) The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers. (Readers Quotes) History buffs expect historical background in historical fiction. Mystery readers expect forensics and police procedure in crime fiction. Westerns - gasp - describe the West. Techno-thriller readers expect to learn something about technology from their fiction. (Readers Quotes) I don’t really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them. (Readers Quotes) In order to capture Mid-World for new readers, I had to streamline the original tale [ The Gunslinger Born], but I also had to incorporate scenes from earlier Dark Tower novels. (Readers Quotes) The secret at the heart of ‘The Memory Keeper’s Daughter’ is something everybody, except for some of the characters, knows in Chapter 1. Some of the narrative tension comes from that distance between what the readers know and what the characters know. (Readers Quotes) The impossibility of a sequel ever recapturing everything - or anything - about its ancestor never stopped legions of writers from trying, or hordes of readers and publishers from demanding more of what they previously enjoyed. (Readers Quotes) I’ve dealt with depression my entire life, on and off, which makes me the perfect author for teenage readers. (Readers Quotes) Let’s say I find a lot of current American fiction too overwritten for my tastes, too self-conscious; I like something that’s simpler and more direct. The story is what matters to me. I hope to make it seem real to readers, as if it happened just like this - so I don’t want fancy descriptions getting in the way. (Readers Quotes) Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them. (Readers Quotes) I kind of just write what I like to write. I’m thankful that readers of different ages seem to connect to my stories. I don’t consciously think about age demographics when I’m working on my comics. (Readers Quotes) I think the best writers are voracious readers who pick up the cadences and the feel of narration through a number of different books. And you begin by maybe copying the style of writers that really knocked you out. (Readers Quotes) There are as many different kinds of books as there are writers - as many different responses as there are readers. (Readers Quotes) Fantasy is more than an escape from the truths of the world and the past: it is an open acknowledgment that those truths are complex and morally difficult. It offers a different route to creating something which will resonate with readers, in a way which resists the erasure of privacy and autonomy which pervades our modern world. (Readers Quotes) Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work. (Readers Quotes) There’s an obvious marketing component to doing something digitally where you’re reaching out to new readers that you can’t do in the existing print marketplace, or that it’s difficult to do in the existing print marketplace. (Readers Quotes) When the BBC decided to bring Doctor Who back as a feature film a few years ago, one national newspaper ran a poll to ask its readers who should be the new Doctor, and I topped it. (Readers Quotes) You can do the best research and be making the strongest intellectual argument, but if readers don’t get past the third paragraph you’ve wasted your energy and valuable ink. (Readers Quotes) What I care about is readers because without readers I can’t make a living... And I think it’s a bad thing for the world if people don’t read anymore. I want people to read a lot. (Readers Quotes) There’s a double standard between writers and readers. Readers can be unfaithful to writers anytime they like, but writers must never ever be unfaithful to the readers. (Readers Quotes) In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he must never, never be unfaithful to them. (Readers Quotes) I never want readers to be comfortable, to feel like we’re in a comedy or a drama. Life is never just one of those things. Life is a balance of all those things. (Readers Quotes) The idea of harnessing the intelligence of the readership has been lost in the quest for Facebook likes. For many, readers have become synonymous with hateful commenters. It’s time for a renewed push to realize some of the original dreams of the web. (Readers Quotes)

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