Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction. — John M. Ford Backgrounds 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… — John M. Ford Adventure 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 Books 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… — John M. Ford Books 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,… — John M. Ford Death 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… — John M. Ford Book Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but… — John M. Ford Book 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 Believe 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,… — John M. Ford Access Copy Share Image
If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book. — John M. Ford Book Copy Share Image
The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. — John M. Ford Books Copy Share Image
The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean. — John M. Ford Allow Copy Share Image
“The worm drives helically through the wood And does not know the dust left in the bore Once made the table integral… — John M. Ford Memory Copy Share Image
The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience… — John M. Ford Against Copy Share Image
I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who wouldn't be? But it's not a choice… — John M. Ford Choices Copy Share Image
“The Human stared, then laughed shortly. “I suppose I have gone on a bit. Tell your people that not all Humans want… — John M. Ford Last Word 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… — John M. Ford Away Copy Share Image
The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in… — John M. Ford Answer Copy Share Image
There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry… — John M. Ford Books Copy Share Image
We're all living on borrowed time. The trick is to come up with works of sufficient interest to pay off the debt. — John M. Ford Borrowed Copy Share Image
“Then the syncretist Ficino, sitting hunched with Lorenzo standing at his side, put all the ideas together, along with Lorenzo's new song:… — John M. Ford Humour Copy Share Image
I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder gets distractingly… — John M. Ford Bladder Copy Share Image
