en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/555030 Comments by maryww http://<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR:#IDComment22857863 Regarding the question of whether writers would stop writing if they knew they would never be read -- that suggests other questions. Would physicians stop practising medicine if no one was ever going to need medical attention again? Would bakers stop making pies if no one was ever going to eat a pie again? The question itself doesn&#039;t make sense. As writers we always write with the hope (no guarantee) that we&#039;ll be read -- a work of art is only complete when it reaches an audience. If there were no more readers, the same creative impulse would probably take us to another creative format. We&#039;d make games or something. Most of us have an audience in mind when we create -- even if the term &quot;audience&quot; is defined differently by all of us, or not defined at all. At least that&#039;s what I think. (I do hope someone will read this .....) :) Sat, 30 May 2009 18:29:28 +0000 http://<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR:#IDComment22857863