I’ve always thought of myself as a reader who likes the idea of writing. However over the last couple of years I’ve been doing less fiction reading and more writing and non fiction reading. Certainly what I’m reading influences what I want to write, so if I read non fiction I want to write non fiction and the same with fiction.

Adrienne,
Thank you for your comment. Maybe I’m starting to become more of a writer, as I’ve noticed I’m much more aware of author’s writing skill. I’ve recently noticed that when I’ve enjoyed reading a story but feel disappointed once I’ve finished, it is generally because I enjoyed the plot but not the writing.

Thank you for letting me know I have no contact form, I’m not sure how I missed that and will look into it soon. I would be interested in a post, it will help increase the posting frequency 🙂

Great question. I think that I started switching to being a writer, before being a reader, when I started studying how to write novels for publication. By focusing on the styles of other writers, I learned what was working (and not working) in my own manuscripts. I soon found myself guessing how a plot would transpire 20 pages into a novel (or 10 minutes into a movie.) Now I can’t help myself: if the writing isn’t well-crafted, I typically put down the book, even if the story is universally acknowledged as “good.”

Adrienne deWolfe
Book Writing Coach and Award-winning Author
http://WritingNovelsThatSell.com

(Kate: I couldn’t find a way to email you — no contact link — but I’d be happy to submit a guest post for your blog, in exchange for a link. If you’re interested, or if you’d like to see how I write/what I write about, I invite you to visit my blog at http://WritingNovelsThatSell.com)

Thanks!

~ Adrienne deWolfe