Writers as Readers

A silent environment is a necessity to read any book. It is difficult to concentrate or start on a new book whenever people are chatting continuously. I get fairly frustrated whenever I'm trying to read and a teacher or a friend continues talking. Other than that, I'm pretty comfortable reading anywhere at any given time.

I do not have a specific genre that I favor, but I read a lot of romance stories. I grew up with fairy tales and princesses and happily ever after in the future. I like how a writer can make chemistry happen between two characters in different and interesting ways. I'm drawn to romance because they're like fairy tales to me.

Twilight is a book that I've picked up and have been excited to turn the next page, and the next. It's a love story with an unexpected twist. The love between Bella and Edward is so strong that you can feel it in every single page. Some books that have been assigned for me to read I have had to trudge to get to the end of, but if I'm not interested enough in the book I just don't finish reading it. There's no point in reading a book if you have no interest in it, unless it's for school.

My favorite book series would have to be "The Clique." These books were not just books for me, they were something I worshipped, I couldn't stop reading them. The friendships in this book I was envious of. I based a lot of my middle school life off of these books, for better or for worse. My friends and I worshipped the girls in these books. They were beyond wealthy and popular middle school girls. Everyone wanted to be them, in the story and in real life.

Whenever I write, I usually write for myself, and I don't envision the reader. A lot of the times I am just writing papers for class, so I try and just write in a structure that relates to the style of paper I am writing. My teachers are definitely into my work, because they've assigned the papers I've written, but I've never thought about other people reading what I have written. A reader in mind does affect how you choose your words, themes, and ideas. The writer is wanting to reach out to them and give them what they want. Writing for yourself you don't try and impress anyone else, you don't think about it as much as you would if you are writing for a reader.

To become a strong writer, you must be a good reader. It's different if the reader only reads one kind of book and doesn't challenge themselves. For readers who challenge themselves and read all kinds of genres, that's an excellent writer. That is where excellent writers do come from. We do pick up vocabulary, sentence structures, and themes from the books we read, and we put them in our own writings.

I don't think I would ever write a book in the future, I may write for myself, but writing is not something I want to do. If I were to write a book someday, it'd be a romance novel, or maybe even a mystery. I would want to be described well on the "About the Author" at the front of the book. I would like to be described as a good writer that has many novels and about how I came from Springfield, Mo.