Does Being A Writer Spoil The Fun Of Reading? - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T16:11:53Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:57102?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A58598&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWriting fiction definitely ch…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-28:537324:Comment:585982007-07-28T12:57:36.334ZJohnny Ostentatioushttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnnyOstentatious
Writing fiction definitely changes reading habits. If I didn't write novels, I probably wouldn't read in different genres as well as so many bestsellers.<br />
-- Johnny "double-negative" Ostentatious
Writing fiction definitely changes reading habits. If I didn't write novels, I probably wouldn't read in different genres as well as so many bestsellers.<br />
-- Johnny "double-negative" Ostentatious I use to review scripts and s…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-26:537324:Comment:578972007-07-26T14:27:18.580ZVincent Holland-Keenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/fiskerton
I use to review scripts and stories on Triggerstreet and Zoetrope and it was hard work. Not so much the actual reviewing - spotting flaws, making suggestions and praising the good bits helped me develop a critical sense - but trudging through stories that were so badly written they only succeeded in being intensely boring. But I suppose it did make me appreciate that the bad stuff that does get published is still far, far better than the vast majority of unpublished material out there.
I use to review scripts and stories on Triggerstreet and Zoetrope and it was hard work. Not so much the actual reviewing - spotting flaws, making suggestions and praising the good bits helped me develop a critical sense - but trudging through stories that were so badly written they only succeeded in being intensely boring. But I suppose it did make me appreciate that the bad stuff that does get published is still far, far better than the vast majority of unpublished material out there. I don't blame you. I'll be do…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-25:537324:Comment:576302007-07-25T22:48:00.752ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
I don't blame you. I'll be doing less reviewing in the coming months. Simply running out of time.
I don't blame you. I'll be doing less reviewing in the coming months. Simply running out of time. That's one reason I don't thi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-25:537324:Comment:575392007-07-25T17:04:36.046ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
That's one reason I don't think I could ever be a book reviewer, Sandra. I would have to read some bad stuff sometimes, and then reading would become that four-letter word, work. I prefer to keep it as a pleasure.
That's one reason I don't think I could ever be a book reviewer, Sandra. I would have to read some bad stuff sometimes, and then reading would become that four-letter word, work. I prefer to keep it as a pleasure. As the others have said. It t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-25:537324:Comment:575292007-07-25T16:19:13.126ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
As the others have said. It takes exceptional skill. Sometimes, I have to almost deactivate part of my brain because if the story isn't your type and you're reviewing, you can go on a field day nitpicking. Bumps stand out more if you aren't enjoying it, and it just multiplies, but then you'll overlook some of the same weaknesses in other books because you're enjoying the story.
As the others have said. It takes exceptional skill. Sometimes, I have to almost deactivate part of my brain because if the story isn't your type and you're reviewing, you can go on a field day nitpicking. Bumps stand out more if you aren't enjoying it, and it just multiplies, but then you'll overlook some of the same weaknesses in other books because you're enjoying the story. I agree, Jon, Pepper, and Vin…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-25:537324:Comment:573472007-07-25T00:48:08.588ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
I agree, Jon, Pepper, and Vincent. The magic has to be first-rate for me to stick with it.
I agree, Jon, Pepper, and Vincent. The magic has to be first-rate for me to stick with it. I agree with both of the abov…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-24:537324:Comment:571612007-07-24T07:22:20.622ZVincent Holland-Keenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/fiskerton
I agree with both of the above - the more you learn about writing, the pickier you are about reading. You can always enjoy the good stories, but you can't see past the cracks in the bad ones. After a few years of screenwriting I'd find myself watching some lousy TV movie with my parents and they'd be quite enjoying proceedings and I'd be shaking my head and tutting under my breath.
I agree with both of the above - the more you learn about writing, the pickier you are about reading. You can always enjoy the good stories, but you can't see past the cracks in the bad ones. After a few years of screenwriting I'd find myself watching some lousy TV movie with my parents and they'd be quite enjoying proceedings and I'd be shaking my head and tutting under my breath. Interesting question. There a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-24:537324:Comment:571532007-07-24T04:14:44.117ZPepper Smithhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Reefrunner
Interesting question. There are some writers whose work pulls me in so that I don't even notice the time going by, but others who have enough grasp of the language that they write well, but whose choices in the story bother me so much that I don't go out of my way to read anything else they've written. So I guess you'd say it takes a pretty skilled 'magician' to keep me interested.
Interesting question. There are some writers whose work pulls me in so that I don't even notice the time going by, but others who have enough grasp of the language that they write well, but whose choices in the story bother me so much that I don't go out of my way to read anything else they've written. So I guess you'd say it takes a pretty skilled 'magician' to keep me interested.