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DAN ALATORRE 
14 replies on “Hmm. Not sure I agree. Thoughts?”
not sure I agree with this, surely this is a negative reaction?
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I can kinda see their point but kinda not, too.
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No, too elitist.
People read books for many reasons, to look upon them as beings who must be changed smacks of arrogance.
I’d even go so far as to say this is ‘posturing’
(I’m in the wrong mood at the present to be conciliatory)
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No, I think you’re right. The phrasing bothered me, too.
And let’s face it: phrasing matters for writers
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Well, I think it depends on what kind of writer you are and who you are writing for, I guess? Especially when you are an inspirational or spiritual writer, or some top business authors as well.
But then, there are certain fantasy writers did influenced and changed their fans lives – such as Dan Brown, George Martin, JK Rwoling, Tolkien, etc …
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That’s a fair point.
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I would never want to defeat my audience. I would want to enchant them.
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That sounds much better!
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If you’re selling…the audience is your customer.
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Right.
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Not that the customer is always right. (I work in retail. Sometimes they are…off-base. Let’s leave it there.)
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Sometimes they’re psychopaths. I know.
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I disagree. I think you can indulge your audience even as you’re trying to change their minds. And audience is definitely not your adversary.
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What an ego! I wouldn’t get through one page of a book by that author. Yuck.
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