Part of the transaction between writer and reader is the pleasure of building a community and encouraging people to play along.

  • -- John Hodgman 约翰·霍德曼

作者和读者之间的部分交易是建立一个社区并鼓励人们合作的乐趣。

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I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action or interesting the plot twists, if I don't feel like I'm meeting someone who feels real, I'm not going to be compelled to read further.

我可以告诉你,作为一名作家和一名读者,我认为性格是最重要的。或者女王。不管情节多么扣人心弦,情节多么曲折有趣,如果我觉得我遇到的不是一个真实的人,我就不会强迫自己去读下去。

I remember him watching me through the crack of a door singing with a hairbrush. I was in front of his mirror. I think he wanted me to sing. He would get me on the table and make me sing sometimes or play the piano. He was very encouraging on that front.

我记得他透过门缝看着我用梳子唱歌。我在他的镜子前。我想他想让我唱歌。他会把我放在桌子上,有时让我唱歌或弹钢琴。在这方面,他非常鼓舞人心。

The thing is, the reader doesn't want to hear about bad times.

问题是,读者不想听到糟糕的时代。