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Your Reader Quotes by Charles de Lint
- The thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a…
- The thing to remember when you're writing," he said, " is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether…
More Your Reader Quotes
- Punctuation is a fabulous tool for controlling your reader - you even get to control where they breathe. That's what I call… — Unknown Author
- There must be a magnificent disregard of your reader, for if he cannot follow you, there is nothing you can do about… — Dorothy Parker
- By using stale metaphors, similes and idioms, you save much mental effort, at the cost of leaving your meaning vague, not only… — George Orwell
- It is only when you open your veins and bleed onto the page a little that you establish contact with your reader.… — Paul Gallico
- Your reader is at least as bright as you are — William Maxwell
- Decide the effect you want to produce in your reader. — Robert Collier
- It’s hard to land a devastating jab/cross/hook/uppercut combo to your reader’s imagination when you’re telegraphing your punches. — Don Roff
- Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. That’s how long it takes to read a book. Reading a book… — Po Bronson