Almond, Writerly vs Readerly

When I think of the difference between writerly and readerly, in this case referring to books, two ideas come to mind. However, just because I am referring to books now does not mean that the ideas do not hold true to all language. First, would be content and intent are vastly different, because if a text is writerly the writer does not want a large amount of interpretation going on to the ideas presented in the work. This could include scholarly works or speeches. Readerly texts on the other hand would or even require interpretation on the part of the reader to bring the message or story to life. Allowing unintended and intended ideas to coexist and foster within the mind of the reader. The second idea that comes to mind is that a single text can be both writerly and readerly, both distinctions not being mutually exclusive. Writerly when looking at what was intended by the writer and with a critical lens at how and why he/she wrote it. Readerly in the fact that I do not believe that a text exists that the reader does not bring their own ideas and imagination to. Writerly vs Readerly depends on where you are standing and whether or not you have a pen and intent or time and a need to explore.