tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919775782642545848.post7797473546079978492..comments2023-12-27T05:26:17.056-08:00Comments on Anthony Panegyres on writing and reading: Writers [on Writing]: Mary GordonAnthony Panegyreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779674503088900337noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919775782642545848.post-3956935699012235712012-07-23T23:26:27.842-07:002012-07-23T23:26:27.842-07:00Hi Guy
I really enjoyed 'Vernon God Little'...Hi Guy<br />I really enjoyed 'Vernon God Little' and as a reader I appreciate a range of styles. But I agree with you - when I read really indulgent writers like Will Self or Glen Duncan (I love their wit), I have to ensure that I pare my own prose back - so your choice of reading writers you admire is likely a wise one (although I do know that you're extremely well read). Congrats on a very successful year.<br /><br />Hi Sue<br />Interesting thought about writing what you want to read. I've never thought about it that way. I feel as though it's a blend of what I'm strong at and what I like. I also enjoy keeping fresh by varying my narrative voice with each story. There are certain styles and genres that I love but don't write.<br /><br />Bet you're excited about the American Random House release of 'Wolfborn'. Huzzah!Anthony Panegyreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779674503088900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919775782642545848.post-71059644561241488342012-07-22T04:33:24.995-07:002012-07-22T04:33:24.995-07:00Given that you write what you want to read - well,...Given that you write what you want to read - well,I do, anyway, and I've heard plenty of others say the same - it would make no sense NOT to be a reader. It really surprises me to hear some people say,"oh, I don't have time to read, I'm too busy writing." strictly amateurs, in my opinion.;-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7919775782642545848.post-64129003925068070732012-07-21T21:22:55.245-07:002012-07-21T21:22:55.245-07:00Certainly I agree that writers must be passionate ...Certainly I agree that writers must be passionate readers; for me, reading is the true pleasure and writing a sort of second cousin of that pleasure. I find as well that there's a kind of delayed effect in elements of a writer's technique becoming visible in my own work: normally at least a year will go past before I can discern it. Perhaps for this reason, I consciously try to read writers whose style I think I will admire. Someone like DBC Pierre, for example, is a writer whom I don't dislike - but I consider his methodology to be flabby and self-indulgent, and thus I'm steering to steer clear of him :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com