Julie, thanks for the reminder of that excellent little book. I posted a review earlier this century (https://ericsiegmund.com/fireant/2006/01/29/060129_bookreviewreadersmanifesto/) and I’ve revisited the book since then as a reminder that the reader is in charge, not the writer. Kinda hard on the blogger’s ego, but, if nothing else, it makes me re-read and edit a bit more critically. [At the same time, if I want to be pretentious, I darn well will be. Reader, beware.]
Julie, thanks for the reminder of that excellent little book. I posted a review earlier this century (https://ericsiegmund.com/fireant/2006/01/29/060129_bookreviewreadersmanifesto/) and I’ve revisited the book since then as a reminder that the reader is in charge, not the writer. Kinda hard on the blogger’s ego, but, if nothing else, it makes me re-read and edit a bit more critically. [At the same time, if I want to be pretentious, I darn well will be. Reader, beware.]
I think it was your blog post that alerted me to the book all those many, many eons ago.