![]() ![]() I lost that urge to devour books and instead can't stop writing. But Stepfan, I thought I should back you up. I think I need to exemplify by using myself. Stefan wrote: "I'm not going to beat around the bush, so here it is, and it will be unexpected for many: you can write without having such a great love for reading. Perhaps most will not agree, but that's how I've felt for writing and reading over the course of my writing endeavours. This can't really be fully explained, but reading does distance one from writing. If you like creative writing, still read, but not as much. If you like writing essays more than stories, read a lot. Thus, reading helps with words, but destroys creativity. However, perhaps a more important question is at stake here: reading allows you a greater range of vocabulary, but then again, it enforces and mixes the book's concepts with your concepts for a novel that, after so much reading, you've already replaced other concepts with your concepts. The thing is this, and I might get judged for this, but I've gotten a lot more inspiration to write good stories by listening to music or watching movies than most reads. I'm not going to beat around the bush, so here it is, and it will be unexpected for many: you can write without having such a great love for reading. My reading list for this summer is a mile long! I also need to pick up a copy of Charming Billy.Īah. I recently purchased Child of My Heart A Novel, which I'm planning on reading this summer. We recently read After This A Novel for class, which I loved and I highly recommend. ![]() I'm also looking forward to not being tied down all summer because I have class every week! I'm looking forward to the full immersion. It's sponsored by my program and counts as a course. The summer workshop is part of a 10-day writing conference I'm attending in Bar Harbor, Maine. I worry about things getting lost in translation - which is a good reason for bilingual writing programs! Quality translation is so important. I've attempted to learn both Spanish and French with minimal success. It makes it more international, since the school on the border w." Liana wrote: "Hi Erin, the difference is that the program is fully bilingual, which means that all classes are taught in both English and Spanish. ![]()
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