Writing Tip Of The Week

[talithakalago]

UPDATES:

I’ve been finding the pressure of having an agent detrimental to my writing process lately. Whenever I sit down to write for the day, I feel like she is watching over my shoulder and I imagine what feedback she will give on different sections of the writing as I’m writing it.

I am literally trying to second guess what she will say BEFORE I

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[talithakalago]

I want to read 'full dark, no stars'! Everyone in the world has a copy but me... My 'must have soon' book list is getting insanely long, actually. I may have to give in and do a big order at my local book place. They're nice, but they never have anything I want in stock.

As for feedback--as I had to write blurbs for my books recently, I've been gving endless query writing feedback. I've been REALLY enjoying it. Can't wait until everyone starts querying and I can see if my query skills were enough to earn them requests for fulls!

[talithakalago]

There is a really massive book exchange in Nambour. I hoping to move to Brisbane next year and I'm actually looking forward to the bookstore more than the swimable beaches. I KNOW it will have what I'm looking for... Probably 20 copies by now.

I think I need to write another tutorial on queries. An in-depth one of the blurb writing part. It will be insanely long though, so the idea gives me a headache.

[talithakalago]

I read every day, but I often only get a few pages in at a time. Usually it's only over the time it takes to have a drink or a sandwich or something. I get most of my reading done in waiting rooms!

If you include uni text books... I get a LOT more books read in a year, though I often don't read them all the way through.

I was thinking I'd only read five this year--then I counted the new books I brought and read since Jan and it's closer to 20. :P

[talithakalago]

When I want to count the number of books I've read in a given period I just go to the bookshelf and count them. I should get more books at the library, huh?

I don't have a lot of time to read, nor am I as fast as I once was (before I needed glasses), but I do read every day. It doesn't add up to as many books as I would like.

[nefasus]

I'm broke.
And I don't get along with the library in my area.

The last book I bought was two hundred and fifty dollars. (CG Jung's the red book)
and the last time I went to the library I got yelled at because they still didn't have my book in.
(I'm not a terribly patient person, and I'm not very forgiving when they give out the book I ordered to some one else.)

To answer your question I need a new (good) book every week and a half to keep me happy. Unfortunately I've been restricted to buying one book at a time and they take two to three weeks to arrive.
Luckily I have Dune to fall back on. :)

[talithakalago]

I am waaaaaay to broke to get a new book every two weeks. Hopefully when I move back to Brisbane I'll be able to get second hand books in the oodles. However Cairns has pretty depressing second hand book stores and everything from the book shop has to be ordered in new anyway.

I don't have any issues with the local library, but they don't have a lot of stock. Moving to a regional area was not my best idea ever... it's so gorgeous here, but you miss the little things civilisation has to offer...

I suspect buying a e-reader of some kind and getting e-books would be the cheapest option... but I'm worried about reading on a screen all the time.

[sandiabb]

I really like your writing tips. I don't write much anymore, but when I do manage to find the ambition to start writing again, I'd like to use a lot of the tips you've given.

As for how many books I read in a year, it's usually somewhere between 25 and 35. I'd like to read more though. Next year, I'm going to make it a goal to read either 20,000 pages or 50 books. Whatever comes first.

[talithakalago]

Thank you! I’m glad they’re appreciated. I’d hate to be writing them for nothing. :P

Hopefully as my tips progress they will inspire you!

What genres do you like to read when you do read? I often find there are a lot of fantastic new books in the world-but they aren’t at the library or affordable, so that often limits my reading a little.

[sandiabb]

My taste in Literature is pretty eclectic. I read almost every genre. The ones I don't like much are romances, westerns, and mysteries. But I have read books from each of those genres and liked them. But usually, they're not my cup of tea.

[talithakalago]

Do you have a favourite author? Or a few favourite authors?