I am now at 82% of my goal! I have read or listened to 41 books out of 50! We're almost there! So far I have dipped my toes into newer horror...
Reading fiction has been good for both individual readers and society. Reading fiction and reading minds: the role of simulation in the default...
Maybe I'm just too much of an introvert, but I hated being interrupted while I am reading, and I would never interrupt someone else who is...
I know many good readers who aren’t good writers. I also know many good writers who aren’t good readers. In other words, I don’t think reading...
Like most writers I've always read a lot simply because I enjoy it, but over the past year or so I've been making an effort to 'read with...
I hope you'll excuse another pessimistic thread from me, readers. In the last few years, I've been trying to read as much as I can. I try to...
Are you interested in reading the story told by the photographs? I'm not talking about just beautiful photographs, but about a folded photo album...
I love love love getting lost in other universes. But lately, my attention span has started to get really bad. It took me a year to slog through...
Hi all, I'm hoping there are some law savvy people on here. My MC's adopted mother has died leaving a substantial estate. She also owns a...
To preface this, I lost my passion for reading about five years ago in my freshman year but I’ve aspired to be a writer almost all my life. I’ve...
Normally I like to read what I've written in silence, and once I have most of it down, or think I'm done, I go back and re-read allowed. Tonight I...
Do you read similar existing fiction before/during writing your own idea? I’m just not sure if it’s a good idea to, or not. My dilemma is this....
It may be just me for not finding it but which forum is best to post my work for a test audience and constructive criticism? Genre is mainly...
Following on from the why do schools select bad books thread. What would you pick and why if you could set a school reading list? Something Old...
Title pretty much says all. I have a sentence that is simply, "Lou, was happy." I want there to be a noted pause after the name Lou, but wasn't...
Active reading (in contrast to passive reading) is when the reader fully engages, and learns from any text at hand in a book. The reader may mark...
Reading is essential to writing. However I feel like I haven't read enough. I need more insight on literature, so I am asking for recommendations...
I don't know about the rest of you but I have a real problem finding typos or even word omissions. By the time I get to the final proof read, my...
Does the idea of a historical fiction book written like a history book along with fake top secret documents/declassified files sound appealing?...
I've been wondering lately about where people find the sort of poetry that interests them. I don't subscribe to any journals of poetry, but I...
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