No matter where you start, each book will give you information that will act as a bit of a spoiler in reading some of the others.
What is the best order to read the Ender saga in (i.e., the Ender’s Game series by Orson Scott Card)? ( Jan 13, 2018)Įvery book was designed to stand alone, with the exception that Children of the Mind is the second half of Xenocide. Why are children the answer to the war in “Ender's Game”, the 2013 movie? ( Jan 13, 2018) I don't remember ever having so much energy. The short story, though, written back in 1975 … no way is that jaunty young writer me. Well, it has been 34 years or so since I wrote the novel in 1984 (published in 1985), so my body now contains few of the original atoms, and I look very different but since I remember writing it and have the same social security number I have to say that I'm as close to being the same person who wrote the novel as it’s possible to be. Is Orson Scott Card (user) the Orson Scott Card who wrote Ender's Game? ( Jan 13, 2018) The writer doesn't have to find something polite to say after reading it. But the writer is not in front of the reviewer while reading the review. Now, if you're a reviewer, a writer may well learn something from your published comments, provided you actually read and understood the book, and provided your comments are civil. But your criticism will bring neither enlightenment nor respect. You will never displease a writer with your honest appreciation.
So I am happily surprised when someone shows that they really do care about a story of mine. I don't take it for granted that the people at the signing or talk give a rat’s petoot about my books. Even at book signings, I assume that most people are there because a niece or grandson in a faraway place begged them to get a book signed. I never ask anybody what they thought of a book of mine, and if we discuss literature I only use other writers’ works as examples, never my own. The obverse of this is that I NEVER assume that anyone I meet is familiar with any of my works. So if you liked some our works and hated others, let your conversation with the author be solely about the works you value highly, and keep the negatives as your own little secret. And, regardless of how you might have viewed it, every one of our works was the absolute best we knew how do in order to present a story we cared about and believed in. For another, we know all of the challenges we overcame, all the things we learned while writing them. For one thing, it's far too late for us to do anything about it even if your negative observations are accurate. When you speak slightingly about one of our works, we're about as pleased as if you said some of our children were stupid, ugly, or diseased. If you love our stories, we think you're really clever, and we're glad to know who values our work. But writers don't think ill of devoted fans. They fear being thought of as some kind of mindless fanboy or fangirl. I am always delighted to know what sorts of people read my work, and I'm glad to know of stories or characters that had particular meaning to them.īut some readers have the odd notion that in order to have credibility with a writer, they need to DISpraise one of his published works. However, the readers I meet at signings and discussions will be responding to books that are already published, which I wrote years before. They help me find flaws and gaps in the work, so the published version can be better.
I have a few prereaders who look at my work long prior to printing.
Do professional writers like to receive feedback from readers? ( Jan 11, 2018) The 40K character limit has been reached, so click here to read part 2. Links are given to each answer.ĮDIT: FEBRUARY 15th 2018: I've added some more of his answers (starting from January 30th). This account has been confirmed to be his on both Hatrack, and in his Uncle Orson On the Fly emails (January 24, 2018).īelow are all the questions and comments I could find from him that discussed Ender's Game or his other writings. Have a spoiler, news, or discussion you want to share? Make sure you mark your post with the proper flair!įor the past couple of months, Orson Scott Card has been answering questions on Quora.
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