Comments on: What Did You Read Today? 7 Reasons Writers Should Read Every Day

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:23:38 +0000

It can be hard to read every day, but I figure if you manage a novel a week, and take the time to get through the newspaper thats about right.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:18:34 +0000

I read similar article also named , and it was completely different. Personally, I agree with you more, because this article makes a little bit more sense for me

By: Jodee

Jodee — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:18:10 +0000

@ Trisha: I finally finished Atonement….I can only say “Wow!” It was the best read I’ve had in a long time. A very well-crafted, very human story.

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By: Innocuous « no narcissus

Innocuous « no narcissus — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:24:18 +0000

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By: Gina-Marie Cheeseman

Gina-Marie Cheeseman — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:06:53 +0000

I am an avid reader. I read my daily newspaper. I read various alternative/independent news sites, and news blogs. I also read books regularly. At the moment I am reading “In the Beginning” by Chaim Potok, “Memoirs of a Geisha” by Arthur Golden, “A People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn, and “Hegemony or Survival” by Noam Chomsky. I read magazines: Art in America, Rolling Stone, Spin, The Nation, Mother Jones, and Opera News.

By: Robin Marie

Robin Marie — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:45:59 +0000

I’m a little late joining this discussion, but I’ve always been a reader, ever since I understood that letters formed words that went together to make sentences to tell stories.
Currently, I’m reading the nonfiction story by John Grisham, “The Innocent Man,” which is both depressing and intriguing. I also subscribe to about 15 magazines/mth and my roommate subscribes to another 8 or 9. I’m not exaggerating.

By: Fiction writer’s over-inspiration … a good problem to have

Fiction writer’s over-inspiration … a good problem to have — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:23:08 +0000

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By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:17:16 +0000

Newspapers…ever since high school, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and newspapers were on stone tablets.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:22:57 +0000

I am currently in the middle of Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier and Collected Stories by Ellen Gilchrist.

My new favorite magazines to read are Oxford American and Brain, Child.

I agree with the advice that one has to be a good reader to be a good writer. Sometimes the things that are a little bit challenging for me to read help me with my writing the most. It helps me craft good sentence structure and inspires creativity.

That said, the most difficult thing I read last year was the instruction manual for my child’s car seat, and I don’t think it helped my writing one bit.