That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Who learns most from a good book is the author.
The author always knows more than the reader does at the start of a novel, and gradually, they share that knowledge with the reader - that's storytelling.
All writers I know are readers first and foremost, and that's why you become a writer.
I don't think the author should make the reader do that much work to remember who somebody is.
I never knew a writer yet who took the smallest pains with his style and was at the same time readable.
For me, a writer should be more like a lighthouse keeper, just out there by himself. He shouldn't get his ideas from other people all around him.
Like most authors, I also love to read.
Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.
The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write.
My perfect reader doesn't just read - he or she devours books.