[Mark] Twain is pointing at you. You, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. That is… — Hal Holbrook Copy Share Image
Books are just dead words on paper and it is the readers who bring the stories alive. Previously, writers wrote a book… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
In writing, the connection between storyteller and audience is just as important. By using some subtle devices, a narrator can reach out… — Constance Hale Copy Share Image
You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
Either the translator leaves the author in peace, as much as is possible, and moves the reader towards him: or he leaves… — Friedrich Schleiermacher Copy Share Image
At its best, fantasy rewards the reader with a sense of wonder about what lies within the heart of the commonplace world.… — Patricia A. McKillip Copy Share Image
With a novel, you have the reader with you a lot longer, and you owe him a lot more. Obviously you have… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
We can roam the bloated stacks of the Library of Alexandria, where all imagination and knowledge are assembled; we can recognize in… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
Don't try to anticipate an ideal reader - or any reader. He/she might exist - but is reading someone else. — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I think when you've had success, publishers and reviewers and readers are willing to let you try something new if you've already… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
Readers, on the other hand, have at least 7.5 books going all the time. Actually, the number of books a reader takes… — Calvin Miller Copy Share Image
I just hope that readers and publishers continue to appreciate good writing and good storytelling in all their various forms. And I… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
It's no use telling us that something was 'mysterious' or 'loathsome' or 'awe-inspiring' or 'voluptuous.' By direct description, by metaphor and simile,… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
The most difficult part of writing a book is not devising a plot which will captivate the reader. It's not developing characters… — Randy Pausch Copy Share Image
I only know what it's like to be an author with social media. I can't compare. I do think we lose the… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
Now, as a reader, you shouldn't feel the decisions the writer makes about this DNA, or it would be boring beyond belief.… — Mary Kay Zuravleff Copy Share Image
I'm never going to tell the reader what to believe; I'm going to examine these characters that believe different ways, and examine… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
[L]et my reader who is puzzled by my awkward explanations close his eyes for no more than two minutes, and see if… — Shirley Jackson Copy Share Image
The first hit on the nervous system is the one I'm most interested in, because I think if you hit the reader… — Fred D'Aguiar Copy Share Image
Imagine! It is the real power of a book--not what is on the page, but what happens when a reader takes the… — Matthew Pearl Copy Share Image
Publishing companies and a great many authors have missed the opportunity to capitalize on the very real relationships they create with their… — Vantile Whitfield Copy Share Image
A lot of readers have actually helped me, been really sweet to me... So maybe my cry for help has sometimes been… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
You need not expect to get your book right the first time. Go to work and revamp or rewrite it. God only… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
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