In short, I have read a lot of books. I don't know exactly how many I just know that with each one I have taken something valuable from each experience that I firmly believe helps me as a writer. I also feel that stories can be told in so many different ways today and that good writers can be found in so many different places and not exclusively in books. So I can name names of authors/screenwriters/playwrights but the list would be long. So I will say that I have found inspiration in various artistic mediums but one thing is for certain the written word fuels all of the mediums I draw from. Perhaps the most powerful force on the planet, the written word can be wielded by many but mastered by few. I don't know where I fit in on this vast spectrum but I hope to move people in some way through my written words and can only hope to empower others and be inspired as so many writers have inspired me.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Write...oh right!
I don't know if I have one particular author in my genre that I can nail down and label as my author to aspire to. I have read everything from comic books to detailed histories. I remember reading the Hardy Boys as a kid and loving it. Always excited when the Scholastic order form would be delivered to my grammar school so I can go home and beg Mom to order me a new book. I loved the covers and the one sentence descriptions and would often buy a book based on its cover. I am not going to lie. I have judged books on their cover.
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In thinking about your post, i have come to the conclusion that the spoken word is also powerful and wielded by many and yet mastered by so few! Perhaps you yourself will be on the list of authors you admire...
ReplyDeleteI also loved Scholastic book orders! But I have to admit, I've only known about them since my kids have been in school, so it's the kid in me who loves them.
ReplyDeleteActually, Jim, you are already on the list of authors we admire!
ReplyDeleteI believe your theory also applies to oral language. There are so few people out there that can master these techniques. And the people that do, seem to have there gifts in abundance. I'm like you. Right now, I just want to be on the spectrum.
ReplyDeleteScholastic book fairs were terrific. As I'm homeschooling my kids, I'm trying to recreate the various experiences that that they would have gotten in school...field trips, show and tell, holiday parties, etc. I haven't yet figured out the Scholastic book angle.
ReplyDeleteWielded my many, mastered by few...terrific way to put it.