The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way.
There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds' Fever.
A lot of readers want characters to behave in a responsible way, or they want to understand the characters' dilemma and act, in a way, on their behalf.
Writers survive within pages. This is a gift from a writer to a reader. Regeneration by pure esoteric thought." - Susan Marie
I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story.
Tell the story that's in your heart, and don't hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into.
At the end of the day, it's about the reader's attachment to and belief in the magical elements that make or break magical realism.
My only job is to write in such a way that the reader gets a new handle on humanity.
Whatever the readers feel when they're reading my books, I feel it tenfold when I'm writing it.
Is it hard for the reader to believe that suicides are sometimes committed to forestall the committing of murder? There is no doubt of it. Nor is there any doubt that murder is sometimes committed to avert suicide.
I grew up reading not-serious literature, like comic books and pulp novels, so my instinct is to amuse the reader and entertain.
I was a big reader as a kid, but it was 'Charlotte's Web' that showed me you could feel as if you were actually living inside a book.
I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.
I think of every book as a single entity, and some have later gone on to become a series, often at the request of readers.
Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant.
Reader: Dear Mr. Snicket, What is the best way to keep a secret? Lemony Snicket : Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you are kidding.
The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?
You quickly find, when you are a hand-reader as I am, that nothing interests people so much as themselves.
Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a reader.
Remember, if you don't feel passionate about the characters and subject of your story, your readers won't either.
I was eccentric, even as a kid. I was an early reader, an early talker. I was very curious in a way that maybe the other kids weren't. I was a little more outgoing.
