[stylist] invitation to join book talk

[Anita Adkins]

Hello,

I agree.  I think that to be a writer, you must also be a reader.  First, I 
read because I absolutely love doing it.  When I write, I come to the 
writing table with my experiences, which includes what I've read and my 
other life experiences.  As a writer, I am also an editer, meaning I need to 
know how others write in order to make my writing be what it should be. 
Also, I read the works of others, and they read my works, and as a result, 
better quality pieces emerge.  Also, others, such as a good friend of mine, 
will share their ideas with me, and that helps them to write, and I do the 
same to my friend and other writers who are interested.  So I say to be a 
good writer, it is required that you be a reader and that you be openminded 
and willing to accept the critiques of others.  Anita
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [stylist] invitation to join book talk


> Hi Atty,
> I hope you have mentioned the inaccuracies in crime scene details to your 
> friend. I heard a literary agent at a writers conference this summer talk 
> about that being a real red flag to most agents. As for not reading other 
> people's work ... sorry, but I think your friend is exercising extreme 
> foolishness and arrogance. While it is important to spend time working on 
> your own craft, it is important to read other writers for many reasons --  
> not the least of which is to experience the joy of reading. Also, what 
> others do shows us what we as individuals like, respond to and so on. Can 
> you imagine a world where none of the writers read anyone else's work? 
> BTW, if you're reading his stuff and he doesn't read other writers, does 
> he return the favor and read yours?
> Donna
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> On 12/29/2010 7:20 AM, The Crowd wrote:
>> It is a list where you talk about books you like or hate, braille, audio 
>> books,  a discussion list about those enchanting things we write!
>>
>> I have a question for you guys.
>>
>> Do you know a writer who doesn't read other peoples books?
>>
>> I have a writer friend and he said he hasn't read a book in years because 
>> he doesn't want that persons style to influence him.
>>
>> I've tried to convince him to read books because it is a study in the 
>> craft, but he just refuses.
>>
>> now, I've noticed in his writing that some of his details about crime 
>> sceens and procedures are wrong. I've also noticed that many of his chars 
>> sound like him.
>>
>> What is your experience with this?
>>
>> Do you read books to help you with your craft?
>>
>> Always curious,
>> Atty
>>
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