Every author does not write for every reader

Respect and love your readers. Write for the reader.

— Janet Evanovich

“An author who does not support his or her characters does not deserve the support of readers. EVER!”

— Johanna Oznowicz

“Write down what your reader needs, no more, no less. Reading should be textured, but not obscure. Henry James could make an entire paragraph…

— Christopher T. Garry

I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool - and I'm not any of those - to say that I don't write…

— Maya Angelou

An author never does more damage to his readers than when he hides a difficulty.

— Evariste Galois

It does not take much to imagine the humanity of people you don't know. An American author does not need to know a word…

— Elliott Colla

For the critic, the author does not exist; only a certain number of writings exist.

— Italo Calvino

“I want you to feel empowered to explore those questions without worrying that there is some secret answer somewhere resting with the author. The…

— John Green

“She then swung out towards the middle of the lake. It has long been obvious to the meanest of our readers – we allude…

— Angela Thirkell

“I believe providing every little smidge of information, while a testament to the author, does not allow the reader to experience the story in…

— Mark E. Lein

I write for Reader's Digest. It's not hard. All you do is copy out an article and mail it in again.

— Milt Kamen

“As may be seen, there is only one sensible piece of advice to give to those who find themselves having to talk to an…

— Pierre Bayard

Every author has different ways of writing and what works for one author does not necessarily work for another.

— Robert Munsch

When the characters are really alive before their author, the latter does nothing but follow them in their action, in their words, in the…

— Luigi Pirandello

“If an author does not give reasons for his propositions, they can only be treated as expressions of personal opinion on his part.”

— Mortimer J. Adler