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Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats, but you have to accept both equally.

"'Before Watchmens's' J. Michael Straczynski and Len Wein On Even More Watchmen?". Interview with Alex Zalben, www.mtv.com. March 12, 2012.
Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats,