Write to Done: How to use reading to become a better writer
March 14, 2008 10:19 pm Why reading?There comes a point in every habitual reader’s life when they start to dream about writing a novel. I am currently right there, living the hallucination. My wishful thinking is certainly fuelled by a lot of dissatisfaction with my job, and despair about my career path. However, there are probably worse things that I could waste my time on.
Leo Babauta at Write to Done recently posted How to Use Reading to Become a Better Writer. It is an interesting article and gave me a chance to congratulate myself - “Of course I can be a writer - I may have only written 3000 words in my “great novel”, but I read tonnes of books!”
Anyway, I particularly like his tenth point:
Expand beyond your normal genres. If you normally read one or two genres, break out beyond it. If you only read sci-fi and fantasy, read more mainstream literature, read romance or thrillers, read “chick lit” (a term I hate, but oh well). There’s a lot you can learn from writers beyond your normal scope.
That makes me feel at home. It sort of sums up what DrCris Reads is meant to be all about.
If you are a hopeful writer, take a look at the post.
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