tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post9109623047736618734..comments2024-01-21T03:42:47.364-07:00Comments on erin shakespear: A Strange ThingErin Shakespearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794751563128418926noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-60234619638080686942012-03-12T15:36:09.556-06:002012-03-12T15:36:09.556-06:00I was nodding the entire time I read this post. I...I was nodding the entire time I read this post. I used to read constantly and obsessively; but as I started writing more, I stopped reading. It wasn't even a conscious decision, it just happened. I miss reading, and I try to make time every once in a while, but I'm still pretty bad about keeping up with it.Jocelyn Rishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141176507423961390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-4066529000115828662012-03-07T18:30:35.298-07:002012-03-07T18:30:35.298-07:00I try (and frequently fail) to spend no more time ...I try (and frequently fail) to spend no more time reading than writing. (In this context, "writing" includes all the particulars: plotting, drafting, revising, even reading my own current project or critiquing something for someone else.) Now that my pad has entered my life, e-book reading has helped tremendously with maintaining the much needed balance.Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-78959645125575046892012-03-07T14:30:44.848-07:002012-03-07T14:30:44.848-07:00I still read, but not as much as I used too. Still...I still read, but not as much as I used too. Still, if it's a really good book, some days I lack the discipline to put it down and get back to MS-especially when I'm in revision mode.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09462486350293703991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-58399978195000704802012-03-07T12:53:02.361-07:002012-03-07T12:53:02.361-07:00You're in the same place I'm at - reading ...You're in the same place I'm at - reading just doesn't pull me as much as it was before. Good dedication - keep at it.Joseph S. Ramirezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285742026682019103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-17551286318560991602012-03-07T09:26:01.231-07:002012-03-07T09:26:01.231-07:00I've dicovered the thing that works for me is ...I've dicovered the thing that works for me is to be absolutely committed to my writing time (hubs and I put it on the calendar, usually) - it's 3hrs minimum - usually at one time once a week. All this wonderful planning goes completely out the window when I have a deadline --then it's grab-every-moment-'honey, I have to get this TURNED IN!' time. As for reading, I discovered the hard way that I have to read an entirely different genre than what I'm working on. If I was writing a contemporary YA and tried to read contemporary YA - it does one of three things to me: 1.) muddies up my thinking/gets in the way 2.)pyches me completly OUT with how good it is, mine is craptastic by comparison, I'll never write like this! spiral into not-working/artistic doubt 3.)leaches away my enthusiasm for BOTH the book and MY writing - because I get more bored. It'd be like eating a ton of lovely strawberries and then getting - more lovely strawberries! <br /><br />So, I switch up genres. I read and write, but can't read and write the same genre at the same time anymore. If I ever did. <br /><br />ps: I have a deadline Friday. I'm supposed to be writing RIGHT NOW. I have a bigger prob with internet than books! lol! :)Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173314814853526837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-32189424451721370272012-03-07T08:57:56.506-07:002012-03-07T08:57:56.506-07:00I read from my tablet while I walk the treadmill t...I read from my tablet while I walk the treadmill three times a week, and after I've written for the day, have no more creativity to generate and it's time to fuel the tank. I set the goal to read a book a week and am ahead of that, but find if I stop reading, the writing slows as well. Balance in everything, right :)Tasha Seegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489911822054861132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-23030071613864689592012-03-07T08:53:17.661-07:002012-03-07T08:53:17.661-07:00I need to borrow some of your obsession! I still r...I need to borrow some of your obsession! I still read a lot (last week I think I read 5 books. Seriously. Although that's a little unusual--usually it's only 2, maybe 3). Part of my problem, though, is that I read during meals sometimes--and it's hard to write and eat--also right before bedtime (not a good writing time for me). But I should try to invest more time in writing than reading! On the other hand, I've found some great books . . .Rosalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13533288555696717340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-7521325152945714882012-03-07T08:51:49.307-07:002012-03-07T08:51:49.307-07:00Good for you!Good for you!whirligigdaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134725078974571849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163638880904581094.post-52121735959264280492012-03-07T08:41:05.279-07:002012-03-07T08:41:05.279-07:00Reading definitely eats into my writing time if I ...Reading definitely eats into my writing time if I let it. But when I need inspiration or feel stuck in a slump (like now), reading pulls me out of it. My bedside table looks very similar to your stack! <br /><br />Hope you get to most of them, but I'm happy for you that your writing is taking over! Yay, you!Daisy Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735098333414333404noreply@blogger.com