tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post8976652141237524976..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: IWSG: On Reading and WritingRebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-28400008745607070902019-10-18T21:33:30.427-07:002019-10-18T21:33:30.427-07:00Reading for fun is more than okay! Hey, my sales t...Reading for fun is more than okay! Hey, my sales totally depend on people reading for fun!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-17488494507742144782019-10-15T12:54:35.900-07:002019-10-15T12:54:35.900-07:00Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. Sorry it t...Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. Sorry it took so long for me to reply. <br />I love to read just for fun; thanks for saying that's okay.<br />Still, as a writer, I also think it's important to read to hone your craft. Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-37782331878180848692019-10-08T14:01:43.730-07:002019-10-08T14:01:43.730-07:00I love it when an author has done such a good job ...I love it when an author has done such a good job my inner editor falls asleep for lack of anything to do :D Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-67194870212834187842019-10-08T06:50:42.522-07:002019-10-08T06:50:42.522-07:00I agree! I can't image not reading. I read a l...I agree! I can't image not reading. I read a lot and am still (mostly) able to turn off my author brain and immerse myself in someone else's world. Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-72086762464758513142019-10-06T18:23:36.133-07:002019-10-06T18:23:36.133-07:00Doesn’t everyone start by trying to emulate Tolkie...Doesn’t everyone start by trying to emulate Tolkien? Certainly every fantasy since then is influenced by him, whether the author ever read LOTR or not!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-73481388542687679392019-10-06T18:22:44.311-07:002019-10-06T18:22:44.311-07:00Exactly!Exactly!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-17927815672607641542019-10-06T18:22:33.733-07:002019-10-06T18:22:33.733-07:00I’m still able to turn off the author brain—but no...I’m still able to turn off the author brain—but not so much in my own genre. For one thing, whenever I’m reading a mystery, part of what I’m doing is seeing how they handled the things that I struggle with. And that’s darned helpful. Though sometimes it detracts from the reading experience.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-69232810771976348692019-10-06T18:20:49.987-07:002019-10-06T18:20:49.987-07:00Even in stories that are “all mine” there are infl...Even in stories that are “all mine” there are influences. And if writer’s weren’t influenced, what would the lit crit types have to do? Tracing influences and references is their bread and butter!<br />Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-8696066982338113982019-10-05T12:55:48.712-07:002019-10-05T12:55:48.712-07:00You've said what I tried to say - and more. I ...You've said what I tried to say - and more. I started my writing adventure attempting to copy Tolkien but then found my own voice. I've even side-stepped from epic fantasy to mysteries. But I've kept reading and, as you say, learned from all I encounter in books.Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-49699265729735621822019-10-03T03:47:57.649-07:002019-10-03T03:47:57.649-07:00Yes, read for fun! I still do that, and while I ca...Yes, read for fun! I still do that, and while I can't always turn off the writer brain, I don't mind. I catch myself saying, "look how she did that!" The more we read the more we learn!Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-20729500150805073632019-10-02T13:17:56.359-07:002019-10-02T13:17:56.359-07:00That turning off the author brain is interesting -...That turning off the author brain is interesting - I find that I'm way more nitpicking about how a story is made these days - the plot structure, the character arcs, etc. - as opposed to the actual story. It bugs my wife to no end, because I say things, "Oh, that character is doing that thing now because it needs to hit X beat," not because that's what her character would want to do. :-)C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-10753239654146322062019-10-02T07:40:05.240-07:002019-10-02T07:40:05.240-07:00Heh heh. The secret plan worked :DHeh heh. The secret plan worked :DRebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-14983897717422533622019-10-02T07:21:11.302-07:002019-10-02T07:21:11.302-07:00Oh, now we're all curious about what your good...Oh, now we're all curious about what your good news is :)The Cynical Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047491682363507834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-50967542061377390932019-10-02T06:17:33.049-07:002019-10-02T06:17:33.049-07:00I just realized I totally failed to talk about my ...I just realized I totally failed to talk about my writing in this post! Guess I’ll hit that next week. I’ve had some good news.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-30866959821514351132019-10-02T06:09:17.919-07:002019-10-02T06:09:17.919-07:00Yes—sometimes when I really am struck by a sentenc...Yes—sometimes when I really am struck by a sentence or paragraph, I just stop and look at how it was done, why it worked so well. I also have been paying a lot of attention lately to plots in the cozy mysteries I’m reading—how the clues are laid, the red herrings, etc.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-61439787824816915252019-10-02T06:08:11.767-07:002019-10-02T06:08:11.767-07:00Oh, yeah. I think that growing up with people who ...Oh, yeah. I think that growing up with people who spoke well and used good grammar helped at least as much, but reading is huge. (I shifted to thinking about the language ones hears when I realized that my kids have a similar ability to write well without having read anything like the way I did as a kid, though we read to them until they started high school).Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-2595864796070499832019-10-02T05:08:29.587-07:002019-10-02T05:08:29.587-07:00Hi,
I learn the most by looking at the sentence st...Hi,<br />I learn the most by looking at the sentence structure of other writers. Especially with complex sentences, I look at how it is done by others and then write my sentences out. <br /><br />Shalom aleichem,<br />Pat G @ <a href="http://patgarciaandeverythingmustchange.com/" rel="nofollow">EverythingMustChange</a><br /><br /><br />Pat Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204650731843984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-38945422294910118762019-10-02T04:45:56.559-07:002019-10-02T04:45:56.559-07:00Good point about learning sentence structure, etc....Good point about learning sentence structure, etc. through reading and not just actual lessons. Our brains absorb so much even when we're not aware of it! Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-25851655170553787922019-10-02T02:37:40.382-07:002019-10-02T02:37:40.382-07:00I totally agree with you; just didnt have the time...I totally agree with you; just didnt have the time to write that!Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.com