By bingeable I mean if you read one thing by them, you want to read the next thing and the next thing, like episodes in a bingeable tv show. I don't mean "page turner" within a single book which I think is more tactical
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how come some writers are more bingeable than others, besides the most obvious factor of writing many things set in the same universe often with same lead characters? 
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they cut the fluff
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au contraire, they multiply the fluff. modern book-buying audiences are barely literate.
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How pace and tone generate the feeling you get from reading. We are emotional beings. The most bingeable writers tap into those inner circuits.
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Probably one of those indefinable qualities of the craft like having “soul” in guitar-playing or singing.
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When a writer has helped you feel strongly during one book, you're more willing to believe you'll also be moved by other creations of theirs. Confirmation bias. With limited time, you want reassurance that it will be well spent.
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I thought of this thread recently relative to music as well, as I had heard Fran Lebowitz speak about the power of emotions elicited by familiar music. I guess the moral is, we need access to both old and new. All the time.https://pitchfork.com/features/podcast/the-scientific-benefits-of-listening-to-new-music/ …
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Binging books and tv shows is like hanging out with imaginary friends for as long as they’ll let you
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I think bingeable here has to do with consistency and volume -- you have the experience once and you know that a similar version of the same experience is readily available. Plus probably an upper limit on how emotionally draining any one can be.
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