“Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of building a community and encouraging people to play along.” PeoplePlayCommunityPleasureBuildingReaderTransactions Author:John Hodgman
“Greatest misconception about Wikipedia: We aren’t democratic. Our readers edit the entries, but we’re actually quite snobby. The core community appreciates when someone is knowledgeable, and thinks some people are idiots and shouldn’t be writing.” PeopleThinkingWritingCommunityReaderAppreciateDemocraticCoreIdiotEditsEntryMisconceptionKnowledgeableSnobby Author:Jimmy Wales
“I think readers appreciate those of us who stay in the trenches and fight the good fight even when times get tough. I know that I, personally, lost respect for writers who, when there was a downturn in the market, started shouting from the rooftops that they wrote thrillers and suspense novels rather than horror. As far as I'm concerned, those wussboys should sever all ties with the horror community if that's the way they feel and get out of the way so real horror writers can do their work.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsShouldRealFightingLostCan DoCommunityNovelReaderHorrorToughConcernedAppreciateSuspenseTiesShoutingThrillersTrenchesGood FightRooftopsDownturnSuspense NovelsFight The Good FightLost Respect Author:Bentley Little
“Sometimes you read something and it's just -- it doesn't invite a reader....Sometimes you read something and it's not saying, 'oh come in, come in have a seat. I'm going to tell you what happened.' Perhaps my writing comes off as conversational...and that takes effort.” WritingSometimesCommunityEffortHappenedHuman NatureReaderIndividualitySeatsInvites Author:David Sedaris
“A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual, and only the individual reader is important to me. I don't give a damn for the group, the community, the masses, and so forth.” GivingArtImportantIndividualCommunityGroupsReaderMassImportanceDamnWorks Of ArtDon't Give A DamnI Don't Give A Damn Author:Vladimir Nabokov
“A large part of academic community is unthinkingly self-involved, producing reams of sterile writing - often consuming unbelievable amounts of public funds - and serving as an instruction manual for how to chase away readers and ignore historical insights.” WritingSelfCommunityReaderAmountInvolvedHistoricalInsightFundServingInstructionAcademicUnbelievableConsumingManuals Author:Gotz Aly
“I like to hear from my readers, and I like to feel like I'm part of a bigger community of readers and writers.” FeelsCommunityReaderBigger Author:Maggie Stiefvater
“I love being honest and intimate with people. I love building community. I love emailing with readers.” PeopleCommunityLove IsHonestBuildingReaderBeing HonestIntimateBuilding Community Author:James Altucher
“Print works! It works as a business proposition - our print readers [of the Mother Jones] not only provide revenue in the form of subs and ads, but they are a core part of our donor community; 10 percent give us a donation on top of their subscription; that's about the same rate as NPR gets from its listeners.” GivingFormMotherCommunityReaderPercentRateCoreWorking ItPrintAdsListenersPropositionsRevenueDonationDonorsSubscriptionNpr Author:Clara Jeffery
“More and more the writer is aware of an international community of readers for whom dense language use and frequent local references are a hindrance. This seems obvious. I don't decry it or criticize it - it's just a fact.” FactsUseSeemsLanguageCommunityReaderInternationalObviousLocalsCriticizeDenseInternational CommunityHindrance Author:Tim Parks
“I believe that any attempt on the part of a libertarian communist society to abridge the rights of a community - for example, to operate on the basis of a market economy of the kind that you describe - would be unforgivable, and I would oppose the practices of such a society as militantly as I think any reader of your publication would.” ThinkingBelieveKindWould BeI BelieveCommunityPracticeEconomyRightsExampleReaderBasesLibertarianCommunistPublicationMarket EconomyUnforgivable Author:Murray Bookchin