The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations. — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
People tell me they laughed hard enough to wake their spouses, that they've given away numerous copies to friends, and that it's the one Trek book they'll give to people they wouldn't expect to like others. — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction. — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen… — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality. — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am… — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
“Askade took the battertoast, looked at it blearily. "I can't rewire it into a death ray without some extra parts," he said, and took… — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one that casts its shadow… — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something… — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't. — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
Naturally, the reader has access only to the events I show and the way I show them, but as has been said, there's generally… — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. — John M. Ford Copy Share Image
