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Mar. 4th, 2006 07:12 pm- Went to the Jax Book Fair today. And for that I give myself a nice excuse for missing a lot of writing that I had planned to do today. Also, I think it's important that even if I'm writing as fast and as hard as I can right now (to the point where I'm in a shut down mode of "work, school, write, minimal human contact, lj, sleep" instead of doing the other things I do) to keep reading, and to indulge in the society of my fellow writers.
- And by society, I mean reading their works. Frankly, I've found that a lot of my most favoritest authors are actually curmudgeon-y people. Orson Scott Card, was once the apple of my literary eye. Then I started reading his "Uncle Orson Reviews Everything" column and his "World Watch" column. Took the shine *right* off of Ender's Game. But I'll always hold Ender's Game dear. It *was* an important book.
- Anyway, so I'm reading and buying books and taking a novel breather for an afternoon and evening because frankly, from the experience of writing two others (which no, will NEVER see daylight. They're sealed away in a lead lined vault that I dumped into the bottom of the St. John's River) that one of the things that can help more than outlining or forcing yourself to sit down and grind out pages is to take a moment and fill the tank up.
- I don't mean "filling the tank" to say, oh, I'm reading more books so I can have new shiny ideas to copy. I mean, all books come with an unique blend of creative energies. With stories and interesting viewpoints and emotions and things to see. And seeing something new might just help you tap into a vein of your own.
( a list of all my finds, for the interested )
- Also? I'm nearly to 80k. Novel iz skeery big. *hides from novel*.
- And by society, I mean reading their works. Frankly, I've found that a lot of my most favoritest authors are actually curmudgeon-y people. Orson Scott Card, was once the apple of my literary eye. Then I started reading his "Uncle Orson Reviews Everything" column and his "World Watch" column. Took the shine *right* off of Ender's Game. But I'll always hold Ender's Game dear. It *was* an important book.
- Anyway, so I'm reading and buying books and taking a novel breather for an afternoon and evening because frankly, from the experience of writing two others (which no, will NEVER see daylight. They're sealed away in a lead lined vault that I dumped into the bottom of the St. John's River) that one of the things that can help more than outlining or forcing yourself to sit down and grind out pages is to take a moment and fill the tank up.
- I don't mean "filling the tank" to say, oh, I'm reading more books so I can have new shiny ideas to copy. I mean, all books come with an unique blend of creative energies. With stories and interesting viewpoints and emotions and things to see. And seeing something new might just help you tap into a vein of your own.
( a list of all my finds, for the interested )
- Also? I'm nearly to 80k. Novel iz skeery big. *hides from novel*.
