“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 a bite. "Hm. Tastes okay. What's the problem?” — 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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. — John M. Ford Copy Share
The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean. — John M. Ford Copy Share
“The worm drives helically through the wood And does not know the dust left in the bore Once made the table integral and good;… — John M. Ford Copy Share
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
