I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.
We're not lost. We're locationally challenged - John M. Ford
We're not lost. We're locationally challenged
- John M. Ford
If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book. - John M. Ford
If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book.
Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen in rather na… - John M. Ford
Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen in rather na…
Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction. - John M. Ford
Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction.
Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality. - John M. Ford
Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.
Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one that casts its shadow when the first two … - John M. Ford
Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one that casts its shadow when the first two …
I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder gets distractingly f… - John M. Ford
I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder gets distractingly f…
I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book tha… - John M. Ford
I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book tha…
At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to no… - John M. Ford
At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to no…
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