John M. Ford Quotes

John M. Ford — American Writer born on April 10, 1957, died on September 25, 2006

John Milo "Mike" Ford was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet... (wikipedia)

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.

There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't.

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 now; they would take place in a different universe.

Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.

Naturally, the reader has access only to the events I show and the way I show them, but as has been said, there's generally a good deal of ambiguity in that presentation.

John M. Ford Quotes

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