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A comment on Ask HN: How would you write novels for people who rarely read entire books?.

Re:Ask HN: How would you write novels for people who rarely... by bowman on Thursday August 06, 2009 @06:27AM (#745142)
I wouldn't. To me that is like writing music for the tone deaf. The wrong direction I'd want do go if doing anything creative.

Removing content and splitting ideas into bite sized pieces seems the way to go. Also, remember these people rarely buy books but people still buy books for them. You could target the "gift" book market.

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Re:Ask HN: How would you write novels for people who rarely... by ganley on Thursday August 06, 2009 @12:26PM (#745790)
Agreed: Why bother? FWIW, lately I've swung away from reading stuff online, RSS feeds, etc. and back to novels. I'd forgotten how much more satisfying long-form reading is. It's like food: Junk food seems really tasty, but you forget how much better a good meal is.
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