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Originally Posted by taustin
Lois McMaster Bujold once wrote that writing is inherently collaborative in nature, because (in her opinion) no book is finished until someone reads it, and every reader brings something of their own to the collaboration. Seems very respectful towards her readers.
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I remember reading an article about story writing that talks about that idea. The author says that character x walks into a diner in the early evening and orders a cup of coffee. From that the reader fills in a lot of details on his/her own. The faded linoleum tiles on the floor, the tired waitress, the wooden booths and small square tables with the napkin holders sitting next to the salt & pepper shakers, etc. As readers we fill in some details based on our own experiences. We know what a small mid-town diner in the city should look like and picture it in our minds when the character walks into it and sits down.