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Readers Quotes

If we as writers could predict what readers grab on to, we would write it Picture Quote #1

While historians may go on attempting grand, sweeping and defining narratives, they work in a time when readers know that another narrative always lies in wait, and that the more intelligent an historian is, the more tentative and self-scrutinizing the tone Picture Quote #1

To be fair, my analysis failed to spell out Obama’s first-term accomplishments, although I did acknowledge his ‘enormous skills’ and tried to focus readers on the distinction between good and great presidencies Picture Quote #1

A great director or leader knows his people, creates a great team, and then makes a great movie that can influence millions more than the readers of his column Picture Quote #1

I think instead writers and publishers and readers need to go to the places where people are, and make the argument that there is great value to the quiet, contemplative process of reading a novel, that reading great books carefully offers pleasures and consolations that no iPad app ever can Picture Quote #1

I think as long as you’re straight with people, as long as you honor ground rules, as long as you serve your readers, you’re going to get the door opened for you Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly Picture Quote #1

One of the most common criticisms of romance is that the genre is too prescribed: If every romance novel ends happily ever after, don’t the stories lack complexity? Don’t the readers get bored? Picture Quote #1

Why, after all, should readers never be harrowed? Surely there is enough happiness in life without having to go to books for it Picture Quote #1

A true nature is a gloomy monolith, sort of like that old black rotary phone that I had to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Grandpa on. But novelists, damn us, still need true natures - so we can give them to our protagonists. And so readers can vaguely predict how they’ll behave when we trap them in ‘situations’ that they can’t IM their way out of Picture Quote #1

I’d love for readers to read what books are about so that if they are expecting happy endings in dark horror novels, they won’t reach for the Vallium or something worse! Picture Quote #1

I think readers are always patient. Look at the ‘Harry Potter’ series. Some have given up on this generation of kids as game and TV addicts, but lots of people spend lots of time patiently reading through hundreds of pages of dense prose. I think reading a comic by comparison is a lot more immediate Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes people ask if my books have morals or lessons for readers, and I shudder at that thought. I always say that I have more questions than answers Picture Quote #1

Kids have no sense of appropriateness. They can ask me whatever they want. You do develop a sense of intimacy with readers, and they tell you things about themselves. During a school year, I’ll get e-mails asking about the books. I’ll give them information, but I won’t do their homework for them Picture Quote #1

I think of Mercy Watson like a superball; there’s a bouncy kind of optimism to her stories. She allows me to play, and she makes me laugh. Hopefully readers feel the same way Picture Quote #1

I had this story that had been banging around in my head and I thought, ‘I’ll just see if there’s anything there.’ So I wrote a few chapters of the book that became ‘Year of Wonders,’ and lucky for me it found its readers Picture Quote #1

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If we as writers could predict what readers grab on to, we would write it (Readers Quotes) While historians may go on attempting grand, sweeping and defining narratives, they work in a time when readers know that another narrative always lies in wait, and that the more intelligent an historian is, the more tentative and self-scrutinizing the tone. (Readers Quotes) To be fair, my analysis failed to spell out Obama’s first-term accomplishments, although I did acknowledge his ‘enormous skills’ and tried to focus readers on the distinction between good and great presidencies. (Readers Quotes) A great director or leader knows his people, creates a great team, and then makes a great movie that can influence millions more than the readers of his column. (Readers Quotes) I think instead writers and publishers and readers need to go to the places where people are, and make the argument that there is great value to the quiet, contemplative process of reading a novel, that reading great books carefully offers pleasures and consolations that no iPad app ever can. (Readers Quotes) I think as long as you’re straight with people, as long as you honor ground rules, as long as you serve your readers, you’re going to get the door opened for you. (Readers Quotes) I’ve always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly. (Readers Quotes) One of the most common criticisms of romance is that the genre is too prescribed: If every romance novel ends happily ever after, don’t the stories lack complexity? Don’t the readers get bored? (Readers Quotes) Why, after all, should readers never be harrowed? Surely there is enough happiness in life without having to go to books for it. (Readers Quotes) A true nature is a gloomy monolith, sort of like that old black rotary phone that I had to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Grandpa on. But novelists, damn us, still need true natures - so we can give them to our protagonists. And so readers can vaguely predict how they’ll behave when we trap them in ‘situations’ that they can’t IM their way out of. (Readers Quotes) I’d love for readers to read what books are about so that if they are expecting happy endings in dark horror novels, they won’t reach for the Vallium or something worse! (Readers Quotes) I think readers are always patient. Look at the ‘Harry Potter’ series. Some have given up on this generation of kids as game and TV addicts, but lots of people spend lots of time patiently reading through hundreds of pages of dense prose. I think reading a comic by comparison is a lot more immediate. (Readers Quotes) Sometimes people ask if my books have morals or lessons for readers, and I shudder at that thought. I always say that I have more questions than answers. (Readers Quotes) Kids have no sense of appropriateness. They can ask me whatever they want. You do develop a sense of intimacy with readers, and they tell you things about themselves. During a school year, I’ll get e-mails asking about the books. I’ll give them information, but I won’t do their homework for them. (Readers Quotes) I think of Mercy Watson like a superball; there’s a bouncy kind of optimism to her stories. She allows me to play, and she makes me laugh. Hopefully readers feel the same way. (Readers Quotes) I had this story that had been banging around in my head and I thought, ‘I’ll just see if there’s anything there.’ So I wrote a few chapters of the book that became ‘Year of Wonders,’ and lucky for me it found its readers. (Readers Quotes)

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