tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post7579351005383520166..comments2024-03-28T11:13:13.409-04:00Comments on Balancing Act: #IWSG: When Writers ReadSamantha Bryanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-85263105675103617452017-02-04T14:17:15.246-05:002017-02-04T14:17:15.246-05:00Dang it--I want everything! I understand you thoug...Dang it--I want everything! I understand you though. There are trade-offs, always. I'm also enjoying reading classic novels. I below to a once-a-month classics book club at my library and those books (and discussions) bring me a lot of joy! Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-77027246502746792017-02-04T05:30:12.626-05:002017-02-04T05:30:12.626-05:00I can relate a little bit, I used to read for the ...I can relate a little bit, I used to read for the story but now, I read for the writing, for the words, so mostly, I read classics. I can't enjoy everything anymore and it's very hard getting lost in the story but it does work for the classics because it's mostly about the writing. Reading is not all about pleasure anymore, I guess, you can't have everything.<br />@soultogive from https://ibreatheinemotions.wordpress.com/sfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191176083586569105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-10685032277905204622017-02-04T05:29:30.471-05:002017-02-04T05:29:30.471-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.sfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191176083586569105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-36614610796557557122017-02-02T17:56:35.502-05:002017-02-02T17:56:35.502-05:00Reading with an eye to craft can definitely serve ...Reading with an eye to craft can definitely serve your own writing, but it can make it harder to have that immersive experience. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-77029305754496178892017-02-02T17:55:57.836-05:002017-02-02T17:55:57.836-05:00Yes! I'm always trying to find more authors of...Yes! I'm always trying to find more authors of that description. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-73345931465407732922017-02-02T17:55:27.629-05:002017-02-02T17:55:27.629-05:00I envy you that. I really do miss falling in easil...I envy you that. I really do miss falling in easily. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-85640063283279332292017-02-01T23:06:30.373-05:002017-02-01T23:06:30.373-05:00See, sometimes I don't mind focusing on the cr...See, sometimes I don't mind focusing on the craft aspect of writing when I'm reading, good or bad. I find it fascinating and a completely different way to enjoy a book. I like to think about why the author made (or didn't make) certain choices, and that will help me make those choices when I get to them myself some day.C.D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080400727631587101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-64440112591919688792017-02-01T20:54:13.262-05:002017-02-01T20:54:13.262-05:00Once you see beyond the curtain, you can never un-...Once you see beyond the curtain, you can never un-see it. It takes a really good book (and great author!) to make me forget I'm even reading.Caitlin Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186146046485674541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-31638125041831670692017-02-01T20:39:31.366-05:002017-02-01T20:39:31.366-05:00I still have an easy time getting lost in books. S...I still have an easy time getting lost in books. Sometimes I hold off reading a book because I don't have the energy to for the emotional investment I know I will end up having.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-4797000492752567242017-02-01T19:39:24.509-05:002017-02-01T19:39:24.509-05:00That is the best. Definitely. That is the best. Definitely. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-64274959596647611962017-02-01T19:39:08.345-05:002017-02-01T19:39:08.345-05:00Yes! My older daughter sometimes HATES to watch TV...Yes! My older daughter sometimes HATES to watch TV with me for just this reason. I hope I can find a set of those glasses. Any idea where you got those? Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-418647956103723252017-02-01T19:38:07.430-05:002017-02-01T19:38:07.430-05:00It does! It does! Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-10970274790212801382017-02-01T15:30:15.495-05:002017-02-01T15:30:15.495-05:00I'm the same: genuinely delighted when a book ...I'm the same: genuinely delighted when a book surprises me or I get lost in it. That's how u know it's truly great! 💖Liesel K. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860816358217211833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-69951189341688231332017-02-01T13:48:54.329-05:002017-02-01T13:48:54.329-05:00Yeah... Goes with the territory. My hubby often lo...Yeah... Goes with the territory. My hubby often looks at me half way through a TV show or movie and asks if I've got the ending figured out. It's rare I'm wrong, but I live for those instances. Unless they're just stupid endings. <br /><br />I've adopted this set of rosy glasses for reading. Lately, I can just put this haze over my inner editor and read. It's been SOOO nice.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774305250676105976.post-52276657642281618622017-02-01T12:06:54.618-05:002017-02-01T12:06:54.618-05:00"Sadly, becoming a writer has made it more di..."Sadly, becoming a writer has made it more difficult for me to really lose myself in a story. I'm pulled out by things I once would have glossed over or excused, hence that willingness to just stop reading something. That's why I'm so happy when a story can really move me, or make me laugh or cry. It's harder to do than it used to be. I feel like I've become more of a cynic or skeptic, harder to impress." <br /><br />This whole paragraph really hits the nail on the head for me. It's so true! I'm much picker now than I used to be, but boy, doesn't it feel great when we do read that truly amazing story? M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.com