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Questions tagged [readers]
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What to do about readers reading into things?
I have certain people in my life who insist on reading way too much into my writing. As it is, I do my best to avoid giving my characters initials or names or appearances that coincide even a little with anyone I know. Still I get "clearly…
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Can I be a good writer without reading a lot?
This may seem like blasphemy to a lot of you, but can I become a good writer without doing incredible amounts of reading? I never read for fun growing up (thank you, videogames) and have just recently started enjoying it, however I don't have as…
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How can I determine the public opinion of an author?
I recently asked a question which cited a book by Orson Scott Card, How to Write Fantasy & Science-Fiction. Orson Scott Card is the author of Ender's Game, as well as many other sci-fi and fantasy books, and I've always assumed he was generally…
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Do people keep reading because of what's ahead or what's behind?
What's behind: the reader feels invested in the characters, the reader likes the tone so far, the reader likes the premise.
What's ahead: how is this story going to finish, who killed his wife, what is the purpose of the 787 device?
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What can I do to improve my concentration when reading?
(I hope this is sufficiently on-topic - couldn't find anywhere else in Stack Exchange more suitable...)
Currently I am having to do a lot of reading of academic papers - some dry stuff but not excessively so. The problem is that, given the average…
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