Read! Read! Read!

My newest issue of Writer's Digest is a "top ten" treasure trove (try to say that ten times fast!) and I'm still discovering new wealth among its pages. However, some discoveries are painful truths. Number 5 of Sherman Alexie's Top Ten was, "For every 1 page you write, read 1000." Another writer said that if you fill yourself up with poems, essays, and stories, you will always explode with creativity like Old Faithful.

I used to wonder why I went through dry spells. I don't wonder that anymore.

I used to read all the time and, therefore, I used to write all the time. But reading takes dedication, time, commitment, focus. All of which, I lack at one point or another. But if reading means writing, I will do whatever it takes. To begin, I recently started reading Gone with the Wind. Not exactly within my genre. But a classic, nonetheless.

I hope it helps with my current writing drought...


Novel Update: "Red-penned" up to Chapter Eleven. 149 days remaining!