Write but don't read
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Re: Write but don't read
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I still do, of course. Just not as much as when I was younger.WriterBLAlley wrote:I don't have the patience to read much for entertainment now. I rely on the books I read when I was younger.
I also don't read much in order to avoid accidentally copying an idea too closely.
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** "New scholarship" -- Historic accounts often are flavored by the era in which they were written. I'm a student of Roman history and this (and bios of Caesar -- another fave of mine) fluctuate. For example, during Britain's colonial period, Rome was viewed more favorably, the "Pax Romana" being more emphasized. And during the relinquishment era, Rome's brutality is seen as prevalent. Later, US "imperialism" is compared with Rome (there is actually no similarity at all) and both a seen as evil.
Only recently (the last 2 decades or so) has much of historic scholarship happily been disconnected from politics and especially from hypercritical views of Rome or Caesar especially masked personal agendas. The "new scholarship" is neutral, showing good & bad equally and dispassionately. Also, recent archaeological digs, especially into small communities and rural lifestyles of the Roman times have provided more thorough and more factual bases for histories and biographies. This is a welcome change.
Let me strongly recommend ANY book by the Brit historian (and novelist) Adrian Goldsworthy. His very recent "Caesar: A Colossus" is easily the finest bio ever of Julius Caesar, and a very long book too, deep in military venues as well as the standard history (Goldsworthy is also a leading military historian!). And also, the new "Julius Caesar" by the American historian Philip Freeman is tops, a bit less imposing. These books are all products of the "new scholarship" crowd.
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I have the opposite problem. I read a lot but don't write much. I'm sure reading helps writing, but there is obviously too much of a good thing.
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Fran wrote:I recently heard this very suggestion being put to an award winning author & I thought her response was interesting ..... she said that in her opinion a writer who does not read is like a gardener who doesn't use mulch.
Applauds loudly!
I was pondering how to phrase a response to this without being snide.
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Also, I'm ALWAYS early for things, so I've learned to always have a book on hand wherever I am. I'm always surprised how much reading time I can squeeze into a day!