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1David.Russell
Do you like to sample a couple works by a given writer in your reading pattern, or do you read based on mood and interest at the moment? Do you find writers who use similar outcomes story after story to be bothersome, clever, or lazy?
David Russell
David Russell
2Cecrow
Some authors do seem to revisit the same story in different guises and yet they keep their readers, somehow, book after book. If that's lazy, it's because their success gives them no motive to be otherwise; in fact just the opposite. Their odd failure is whatever they got experimental with. Sounds like an awful spot to get trapped in, but if money's all you're after ...
3David.Russell
Hi Cecro and others,
I agree with you.
If reading is entertainment for some, then said author has a goal in mind
and can develop their plot and style to so conform.
Thanks for responding..
David
I agree with you.
If reading is entertainment for some, then said author has a goal in mind
and can develop their plot and style to so conform.
Thanks for responding..
David
4gilroy
I'm very much a mood and interest at the moment. Probably one reason I allow a TBR pile over 300. Because mood at one time says buy this book! When it comes time to grab the next to read, it may be a different mood.
5David.Russell
Hi Gilroy and others,
Hmmmm, I suppose you are never at a loss for books to read. After all there are only so many moods one can have I suppose.
I just made a note today to read some D.H. Lawrence and discovered the library program that I participate with has a book of his containing four short novels. Instant D.H. Lawrence I suppose.
David Russell
Hmmmm, I suppose you are never at a loss for books to read. After all there are only so many moods one can have I suppose.
I just made a note today to read some D.H. Lawrence and discovered the library program that I participate with has a book of his containing four short novels. Instant D.H. Lawrence I suppose.
David Russell
6David.Russell
Hi All, I nixed the D.H. Lawrence for now, it's July 19 and I am about to start reading some nonfiction by thinker, Abraham Joshua Heschel. In Particular, his book titled, The Sabbath. This will be a new reading venture for me but looking forward to giving it a try!
David Russell
David Russell
7AJUllman
Once I find a writer I like, I often go back and read more of them.
That said, finding what to read is a challenge, between work, my own writing and, well, life.
Recommendations from friends, blogs, book reviews and sometimes just walking through a bookstore help. I admit, a clever title or fascinating book cover can make me pick up a book.
Do I find it bothersome when writers use similar outcomes? Well, for successful (in terms of sales) writers, I think that goes with the territory. They write predictable works because that's what their readers like. Personally, in my writing, I have vowed never to do the same book twice. Challenging but fun.
That said, finding what to read is a challenge, between work, my own writing and, well, life.
Recommendations from friends, blogs, book reviews and sometimes just walking through a bookstore help. I admit, a clever title or fascinating book cover can make me pick up a book.
Do I find it bothersome when writers use similar outcomes? Well, for successful (in terms of sales) writers, I think that goes with the territory. They write predictable works because that's what their readers like. Personally, in my writing, I have vowed never to do the same book twice. Challenging but fun.
8David.Russell
Hi AJUllman and others,
In my nearly seven years of "fiction writing", I have belonged to groups that pick a different theme each week or month, so the story has obviously changed. I am reading Heschel one day a week, and currently just finished a novel by the late Christina Stead, and now on one by the late Barbara Pym. Both referenced in Tim Parks, "Where I'm Reading From." I tend to like novellas over novels due to length. Thanks for adding to the conversation..
David
In my nearly seven years of "fiction writing", I have belonged to groups that pick a different theme each week or month, so the story has obviously changed. I am reading Heschel one day a week, and currently just finished a novel by the late Christina Stead, and now on one by the late Barbara Pym. Both referenced in Tim Parks, "Where I'm Reading From." I tend to like novellas over novels due to length. Thanks for adding to the conversation..
David
