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“In presenting a mathematical argument the great thing is to give the educated reader the chance to catch on at once to the momentary point and take details for granted: two trivialities omitted can add up to an impasse). The unpractised writer, even after the dawn of a conscience, gives him no such chance; before he can spot the point he has to tease his way through a maze of symbols of which not the tiniest suffix can be skipped.”

“Readers themselves, I think, contribute to a book. They add their own imaginations, and it is as though the writer only gave them something to work on, and they did the rest.”

Thinking Book Reading Imagination Reader Add

Author:Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

“Many of us write because we are readers and have grown up in a long tradition, and we want to be able to add to that extraordinary flow of interpretations of the world.”

World Want Writing Long Able Reader Tradition Flow Add Extraordinary Interpretation

Author:Rosellen Brown

“I wish you would add an index rerum, that when the reader recollects any incident he may easily find it.”

May Wish Reader Add Incidents Wish You I Wish You Would

Book:The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including His Tour to the Hebrides, Correspondence with Mrs. Thrale, &c. With Numerous Additions

Source: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including His Tour to the Hebrides, Correspondence with Mrs. Thrale, &c. With Numerous Additions

“I am of the generation of writers who can get instant feedback from readers within hours of publication. The fan forum is extraordinary - readers from all over the world coming together to discuss, argue and debate scenes and characters from a novel. They add a layer to the story that I cannot write and yes, I will participate in that conversation and answer questions. After all, they are the people I'm writing for and their enthusiasm and questions really pushes me to raise the bar.”

“While the cast of characters stays the same, I always try to add in new information so readers get to know the people they care about better with each story.”

People Knows Trying Character Stories Care Information Reader Add Casts New Information

Author:Jane Cleland

“I wanted a feeling of accumulation. I really wanted the moments to add up because they do add up. I wanted to come up with a strategy that would allow these moments to accumulate in the reader's body in a way that they do accumulate in the body.”

Way Moments Feelings Body Wanted Reader Strategy Add Come Up Accumulation

Author:Claudia Rankine

“Then again, the name, the associations with a writer's name, can add to the reader's entertainment and pleasure.”

Names Pleasure Reader Add Entertainment Association

Author:Jonathan Ames

“I tend to think that the onus is on the writer to engage the reader, that the reader should not be expected to need the writer, that the writer has to prove it. All that stuff might add up to a kind of fun in the work. I like things that are about interesting subjects, which sounds self-evident.”

Thinking Needs Should Kind Self Might Fun Stuff Sound Interesting Subjects Reader Prove Add Expected Evident Prove It

Author:Lorin Stein

“Content is anything that adds value to the reader's life.”

Values Reader Add Marketing Insightful Blogging Digital Marketing Marketing Strategy Content Marketing Great Marketing Advertising And Marketing Business Marketing Marketing Plans Web Content

Author:Avinash Kaushik