tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post6608370819882580765..comments2024-03-26T22:40:30.265-07:00Comments on Dishin' It Out: What Do I Read?Connie Vineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17835205487088200480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-33972864299654973202017-07-24T15:27:17.838-07:002017-07-24T15:27:17.838-07:00Unlike the other two ladies...I do read historical...Unlike the other two ladies...I do read historical western which is my favorite genre. I've learned a lot fro my fellow authors who share a love for my fav era of American historyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683064637626718318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-56636237579276332922017-07-23T19:57:37.881-07:002017-07-23T19:57:37.881-07:00Like you, I never read the same kind of book I'...Like you, I never read the same kind of book I'm currently writing. I find that doing so gets confusing - it keeps me from focusing on the characters and plot I am creating. So I read a genre very different from whatever I'm writing and the two remain very much separate in my mind. I also read everything in sight. Not that I enjoy all of it, lately reading the newspaper is more of a downer than anything. But there are magazines, books, flyers and anything else with printed words everywhere in my house. God forbid I have to sit still anywhere (including the bathroom) for more than 30 seconds with nothing to read! But as for audio, there I have to disagree. I once had a one hour each way commute to and from work, driving through several rural areas where I constantly lost a signal so listening to the radio while I drove was an exercise in frustration. So, I started listening to books on tape, then it was books on CD and now it's audio - books on my phone that connect via blue tooth to my car's sound system. I have never listened to any with "sound effects" just those read by readers whose voices I enjoy listening to. Some of the readers are so good with dialects that you feel like you're in Scotland, or Australia. Some are so good at changing their voice just a tad that you always know when a man is reading a female part or a woman reading a male pov. In any case, I love listening to books while I drive, especially on long trips. (I think if everyone did there might be a lot less road rage.)Skyewriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938351117986167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915423025917785375.post-69047972039355499092017-07-23T18:04:52.902-07:002017-07-23T18:04:52.902-07:00Hi Connie
Interesting viewpoint! I use reading to ...Hi Connie<br />Interesting viewpoint! I use reading to recharge too, and I've read The Hero's Journey. So far, I think we all avoid reading the genre we're writing, at least while involved in the writing process.Rhobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627825512017360508noreply@blogger.com