"There are readers who want every point to……" — John M. Ford
"There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves."
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John M. Ford
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19 Quotes by John M. Ford
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Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture…
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Observe, don't imitate.
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Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher…
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Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one…
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We're not lost. We're locationally challenged
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I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder…
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At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next…
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I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who wouldn't be? But it's not…
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Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction.
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I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up…
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We're all living on borrowed time. The trick is to come up with works of sufficient interest to pay off…
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The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating.
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