If your reader walks away from your communication with a message other than what you were trying to convey, more often than not, the fault lies with the writer.

Well...it's not an issue of fault, really. It's just that individual readers bring their own perception and interpretation to text, and they see things in the text the writer never intended. That's a vital part of good storytelling, IMO. The writer has to deal with the fact that often, people see trees where there are flowers; they see rivers where there are creeks, and deserts where there are beaches. And that's not a bad thing, nor is it bad writing if the reader didn't quite come away with all of what the writer intended. It's just part of the reader interactivity with text that writers like Rice desperately want to avoid, since it interferes with her Pure Vision. *rolls eyes*