Read and Learn: Lessons from the page

Universal advice to would-be writers is read, read and read some more.  You can learn a lot from other writers and here I'm hoping to highlight what I've got out of the books I'm reading rather than a straight review - more of a writers approach to reading. 

Holiday Reading

Posted on 5:10pm Thursday 4th Aug 2011
I could just die of shame.  Snow? My previous blog is of course horribly out of date, although looking out of the window at the rain lashing down in mid August, winter suddenly doesn't seem so far off.  (It's being so positive keeps me going you know.)

I'm trying not to read too much at the moment.  Mainly because I'm focusing on finishing my WIP and because I'm saving up a pile of goodies to read on my hols.  Top of the pile is the incomparable Jill Mansell's To the Moon and Back (a signed copy no less from when I met the very lovely lady herself at the RNA conference in Wales in early July) which I have been hoarding like a secret bar of chocolate.  Needless to say that is the first book that I'll whip out on the plane signifying the start of my holiday proper. 

This year I've got the wonderful security of knowing that there's absolutely no chance of me running out of books.  I have a kindle! Hurrah!
My biggest fear about going on holiday is that I will run out of books to read.  No chance this year. 

So hopefully when I get back, the current WIP will be on some reader's desk being critiqued and I can blog about some of the books I've caught up on. 

Here's the first half of my holiday reading list:

To the Moon and Back - Jill Mansell
A Perfect Proposal - Katie Fforde
Count  to Ten - Karen Rose
Spider Bones - Kathy Reichs



In the meantime back to editing!

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Tringyokel
Posted on 10:36pm Monday 22nd Aug 2011
You've nothing to be ashamed about. I left my blog for over a year. But you've inspired me to resurrect it.

You're not old enough to remember ITMA. Are you related to Mona Lott in any way?

Enjoy your holiday.

Graham

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