tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post8380397697834777809..comments2024-03-05T06:09:38.554+00:00Comments on chaosmos - out of chaos comes order: The importance of reading as a writerNess Harbourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-21599571113188095832012-06-19T13:52:37.116+01:002012-06-19T13:52:37.116+01:00I want a rainbow library too!
I agree totally abou...I want a rainbow library too!<br />I agree totally about the act of reading fueling creativity. I can't imagine not reading when I am writing. It helps keep the head clear. The 'what if' moment came when I was reading something totally different and it bore no relation to it whatsoever. Maybe by reading I am giving my unconscious a few moments to think and come up with stuff too. Thanks Sue xNess Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-38846497492052977742012-06-19T11:18:47.476+01:002012-06-19T11:18:47.476+01:00I've never understood why people say they can&...I've never understood why people say they can't read while they're writing. For me it's vital if only to keep stories alive in my head. Somehow the act of reading fuels my own creativity - not by directly influencing the words I write, but by freeing my imagination I think. Great post and beautiful rainbow library! I want one! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018944465720933242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-22487100603031264962012-06-15T06:37:16.495+01:002012-06-15T06:37:16.495+01:00Can't wait for your new blog!
Yes I was very s...Can't wait for your new blog!<br />Yes I was very surprised when I realised the story was a thriller and looking back at my other stories there is always a thriller element in there. I have obviously have a secret dark side!Ness Harbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370427313780759711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961986208219275679.post-49780537446987348632012-06-14T22:34:57.972+01:002012-06-14T22:34:57.972+01:00Yes, reading is absolutely critical to developing ...Yes, reading is absolutely critical to developing as a writer. I actually wrote the York Notes A level guide to McEwan's Atonement precisely so that I could be paid to take the novel apart, word by word, and see how it worked while I was trying to write something that I thought needed a similar style. In the end, I decided it didn't - but spending 6 weeks analysing one novel was phenomenally useful. Even more so because there was no other criticism of it (except a few book reviews) so it was just me and the text.<br /><br />I think people are interested in critical reading, whether or not they want to be writers. I have run a critical reading group (funded by the Royal Literary Fund) for two years in Cambridge and people are very keen. And now that's coming to an end, I know I will miss it, so I'm starting a new Stroppy Author blog called How to Read Books (coming soon!).<br /><br />That's really interesting, Ness, that you started to write thrillers when you had not previously read them.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.com