Tag: readers

Writing With Readers On The Mind

Writing With Readers On The Mind

To write stories is always to be alone in a room, with only our characters for company. But what about readers? To write presupposes their eventual existence. Yet for a writer just setting out, doubtful of success, the reader is as fictional as the rest of it. We write for various reasons. To understand ourselves […]

February 20, 2018 | By | 1 Reply More
The Connection With Readers

The Connection With Readers

When my debut novel was published, the component of the writing life furthest from my mind was arguably the most obvious. Readers. It wasn’t as if the novel was the first time my work that had made it into print. As a freelance journalist, I’d seen my byline for years, but the satisfaction it engendered […]

August 8, 2015 | By | 8 Replies More