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Readers Quotes

I write with a sense of my future readers being ever on the verge of setting down the book and pronouncing it a bore. Fear and insecurity are great motivators Picture Quote #1

I care a great deal about LGBT U.S. servicemen and women being able to serve openly and honestly. Since early in my career, I’ve included realistic LGBT characters in my books. The idea that a gay Navy SEAL had to hide who he was in order to serve was a terrible one - and I made sure my readers knew that! Picture Quote #1

It’s hard because people often don’t recognise shyness; they think it’s just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome that, especially if I’m meeting my readers at author events, because I don’t want them to think I’m snooty or rude Picture Quote #1

I don’t like the idea of a book being a test or being used for a test. The way - in my opinion - to make good readers is to let kids choose their own books and not test them Picture Quote #1

Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that’s brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers Picture Quote #1

I was first a reader and without readers what would be the point in writing. For those of you who love a good story, thank you for being willing to read what we writerly folk create Picture Quote #1

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Being a writer can be isolating. It’s good to be among readers and booksellers Picture Quote #1

My characters don’t always know more than the reader does, because my readers get the best seat in Paper House Picture Quote #1

I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been interested in setting my stories against a big event, the importance of which my younger readers are slowly becoming aware of as they move into their teens Picture Quote #1

Bringing Mid-World to a new readership felt like a big responsibility, but I’m so glad that readers have enjoyed the story. That is a reward in itself Picture Quote #1

The biggest challenge I think every publisher is facing is how do we get readers to pay for content? So we’re constantly testing, trying new things Picture Quote #1

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One of the biggest challenges of writing for middle-grade or even young-adult readers is that I don’t want to have too much violence in it - which really limits what you can do. It’s important that they’re not just bloodbaths or glorifying violence. I always try to show that a person who dies leaves a hole. There’s grief in my books Picture Quote #1

I believe that if writers want their readers to care about a character, they have to care themselves. I have to root for a detective who screws up as much as Thorne does, who shares my birthday, my North London stomping ground, and my love of country music, both alt and cheesy Picture Quote #1

With its vastly complicated plot and its immense cast of characters swirling around the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce that has been grinding away in the Court of Chancery for decades, ‘Bleak House’ is, for many readers, Dickens’s greatest novel Picture Quote #1

I meet blind and partially-sighted young readers all the time, and it’s a shock that so few books are available to them Picture Quote #1

I’d read one too many crime novels where the victim was just a name: body number one, dead woman number 12. I understood fear, and I wanted to create characters who made readers say, ‘Please, don’t hurt this guy.’ That’s the key to suspense. It’s easy to disgust a reader. It’s much harder to make them care Picture Quote #1

When readers don’t like the book, it’s usually because they feel that romantic love is pass or somehow needs more irony Picture Quote #1

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There are many challenges I face while working on a book. Working within deadlines and schedules is certainly one of the bigger ones for me. I want to create the best possible book I can for my readers with words and pictures - and that takes time to get it just right Picture Quote #1

The challenge is always to find the good place to end the book. The rule I follow with myself is that every book should end where the next book would logically begin. I know that some readers wish that literally all of the threads would be neatly tied off and snipped, but life just doesn’t work that way Picture Quote #1

I’d like my readers to feel they want to follow my characters off the page at the end of the book Picture Quote #1

I really enjoyed hearing the likesand dislikesof my readers at book clubs as well as meeting new fans at the book signing at The Bookworm in Omaha he saidThe book clubs have overwhelmingly asked me to hurry up on writing the sequel Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don’t care about what critics, publishers or readers might think Picture Quote #1

If you put a pink cover on something, critics make a certain set of assumptions and may not even read the book. But my readers are happy with it Picture Quote #1

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Japan, Germany, and India seem to me to have serious writers, readers, and book buyers, but the Netherlands has struck me as the most robust literary culture in the world Picture Quote #1

Novelists may be able to seek advice from readers and editors, but in the end, it is up to them to get the book right Picture Quote #1

I decided to take my foot off the pedal with all the detail. I’m sure after ‘Animalia’ and ‘The Eleventh Hour,’ readers thought that’s what to expect from Graeme Base. With ‘The Sign of the Seahorse,’ I took a step away from the puzzle-book genre - that was more of an adventure story Picture Quote #1

The distinctions of what makes a book one genre or another can sometimes be a bit muddy, but generally it’s a matter of projecting who the audience will be, which is a judgment that’s based on the subject matter. ‘Mainstream’ is the cleanest label for a book that draws readers of both sexes and from a wide age-range Picture Quote #1

It’s not even my job to educate, but what I do is try to facilitate by creating a book that works on different levels. I do want to entertain and bring some joy to the reading experience. If it holds a little kernel of knowledge that readers choose to explore, well, that’s great Picture Quote #1

Even if I only had 10 readers, I’d rather do the book for them than for a million readers online Picture Quote #1

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I write with a sense of my future readers being ever on the verge of setting down the book and pronouncing it a bore. Fear and insecurity are great motivators. (Readers Quotes) I care a great deal about LGBT U.S. servicemen and women being able to serve openly and honestly. Since early in my career, I’ve included realistic LGBT characters in my books. The idea that a gay Navy SEAL had to hide who he was in order to serve was a terrible one - and I made sure my readers knew that! (Readers Quotes) It’s hard because people often don’t recognise shyness; they think it’s just someone being rude. I have had to work to overcome that, especially if I’m meeting my readers at author events, because I don’t want them to think I’m snooty or rude. (Readers Quotes) I don’t like the idea of a book being a test or being used for a test. The way - in my opinion - to make good readers is to let kids choose their own books and not test them. (Readers Quotes) Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that’s brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers. (Readers Quotes) I was first a reader and without readers what would be the point in writing. For those of you who love a good story, thank you for being willing to read what we writerly folk create. (Readers Quotes) Being a writer can be isolating. It’s good to be among readers and booksellers. (Readers Quotes) My characters don’t always know more than the reader does, because my readers get the best seat in Paper House. (Readers Quotes) I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story. (Readers Quotes) I’ve always been interested in setting my stories against a big event, the importance of which my younger readers are slowly becoming aware of as they move into their teens. (Readers Quotes) Bringing Mid-World to a new readership felt like a big responsibility, but I’m so glad that readers have enjoyed the story. That is a reward in itself. (Readers Quotes) The biggest challenge I think every publisher is facing is how do we get readers to pay for content? So we’re constantly testing, trying new things. (Readers Quotes) One of the biggest challenges of writing for middle-grade or even young-adult readers is that I don’t want to have too much violence in it - which really limits what you can do. It’s important that they’re not just bloodbaths or glorifying violence. I always try to show that a person who dies leaves a hole. There’s grief in my books. (Readers Quotes) I believe that if writers want their readers to care about a character, they have to care themselves. I have to root for a detective who screws up as much as Thorne does, who shares my birthday, my North London stomping ground, and my love of country music, both alt and cheesy. (Readers Quotes) With its vastly complicated plot and its immense cast of characters swirling around the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce that has been grinding away in the Court of Chancery for decades, ‘Bleak House’ is, for many readers, Dickens’s greatest novel. (Readers Quotes) I meet blind and partially-sighted young readers all the time, and it’s a shock that so few books are available to them. (Readers Quotes) I’d read one too many crime novels where the victim was just a name: body number one, dead woman number 12. I understood fear, and I wanted to create characters who made readers say, ‘Please, don’t hurt this guy.’ That’s the key to suspense. It’s easy to disgust a reader. It’s much harder to make them care. (Readers Quotes) When readers don’t like the book, it’s usually because they feel that romantic love is pass or somehow needs more irony. (Readers Quotes) There are many challenges I face while working on a book. Working within deadlines and schedules is certainly one of the bigger ones for me. I want to create the best possible book I can for my readers with words and pictures - and that takes time to get it just right. (Readers Quotes) The challenge is always to find the good place to end the book. The rule I follow with myself is that every book should end where the next book would logically begin. I know that some readers wish that literally all of the threads would be neatly tied off and snipped, but life just doesn’t work that way. (Readers Quotes) I’d like my readers to feel they want to follow my characters off the page at the end of the book. (Readers Quotes) I really enjoyed hearing the likesand dislikesof my readers at book clubs as well as meeting new fans at the book signing at The Bookworm in Omaha he saidThe book clubs have overwhelmingly asked me to hurry up on writing the sequel. (Readers Quotes) When I’m writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don’t care about what critics, publishers or readers might think. (Readers Quotes) If you put a pink cover on something, critics make a certain set of assumptions and may not even read the book. But my readers are happy with it. (Readers Quotes) Japan, Germany, and India seem to me to have serious writers, readers, and book buyers, but the Netherlands has struck me as the most robust literary culture in the world. (Readers Quotes) Novelists may be able to seek advice from readers and editors, but in the end, it is up to them to get the book right. (Readers Quotes) I decided to take my foot off the pedal with all the detail. I’m sure after ‘Animalia’ and ‘The Eleventh Hour,’ readers thought that’s what to expect from Graeme Base. With ‘The Sign of the Seahorse,’ I took a step away from the puzzle-book genre - that was more of an adventure story. (Readers Quotes) The distinctions of what makes a book one genre or another can sometimes be a bit muddy, but generally it’s a matter of projecting who the audience will be, which is a judgment that’s based on the subject matter. ‘Mainstream’ is the cleanest label for a book that draws readers of both sexes and from a wide age-range. (Readers Quotes) It’s not even my job to educate, but what I do is try to facilitate by creating a book that works on different levels. I do want to entertain and bring some joy to the reading experience. If it holds a little kernel of knowledge that readers choose to explore, well, that’s great. (Readers Quotes) Even if I only had 10 readers, I’d rather do the book for them than for a million readers online. (Readers Quotes)

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