That was asking a lot of my readers, I realized, but I was trying to write the novel I would most enjoy decoding.

Paul Di Filippo
That was asking a lot of my readers, I realized,...
That was asking a lot of my readers, I realized,...
That was asking a lot of my readers, I realized,...
That was asking a lot of my readers, I realized,...
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This is a quote from Stephen King. He was discussing the fact that when he writes, he writes the story that he would most enjoy reading. By writing this story, he creates a world and characters that he can imagine and connect with in a way that other writers cannot. However, in the process of writing his books, he has to keep in mind that no one else will enjoy this story as much as him. He says that this is asking a lot of his readers, but he must write it in such a way that they can discover what makes it so special.

Source: How To Write Science Fiction

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