SWRT 158 | Read Like a Writer
May 21, 2020

In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss reading like a writer. We talk about reading for pleasure, and when to put your writer hat on and really dive into what you are reading.

 

 

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Do we always read like a writer? What happens when we slow down and pay attention to the books we are reading? Does reading like a writer destroy your ability to read for enjoyment? We dig into our current reads and how our reading benefits our writing.

What we talked about:

What we all are reading. (0:35)

Do we always read like a writer? Or do we read for enjoyment? (2:47)

What have we learned from our current read? (13:20)

 

 

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Things we mentioned:

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 
Feedback by Peter Cawdron 
Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens 
Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs 
Ann Vickers by Sinclair Lewis 

 

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