Reading, Reading, Always Reading

Question #1: I can read anywhere. Over the years, I have perfected the ability to block out any and every thing, and just read for hours and hours at a time. I can be cold, hot, outside, or lying in bed, but if I can pick up a book and just sit there and read, it won’t matter where I am. I will just go off in my own little adventure land anyways.

And I actually hate eating while reading. I can focus on one or the other, but for some reason I cannot do both at the same time. Then if, God forbid, I get little food smudges on the pages, I will freak out. I can fold pages, spill water on them, write on them, but if any food touches my books, the world might as well be over.

 

Question #5: It seems that every time I pick up a book, I will read and read and read until it’s finished. I am very picky about what books that I do read, so when I go for it, I make sure to finish it. Usually right away.
Don’t get me wrong, there are stories that took absolutely ages to finish.  Take Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, for example. I started that maybe five times, got almost a hundred pages in, and just could not go any further. Then there’s White Fang, by Jack London. In fifth grade, I wanted to read this so badly for some reason. But every single time I started, I only got possibly ten pages read. Eventually I actually sit down and forced myself to read it, got past the ‘boring introduction’ bit, and devoured it.




Question #8: I do not think I can narrow my favorite series to just one. All the ones I like, I like them for different reasons, and I just cannot compare one to another. If asked which I read more often, I could not answer that, either. I can go years without reading a certain series, glance at the titles, pick it up and scan over a page or two, and I am sucked right back in.




Question # 11: I do not like thinking that a person has to be a certain way in order to like a book. Unless there is a legitimate reason for not being able to read something, then go for it.
When I write, I do not stop to think if anyone will like my work or not. If I can find a way to express my thoughts into words, then I did my part. It is the readers’ job to decide if they want to read it or not.




Question #12: Reading definitely helps being able to write. It could help figure out how to express yourself, get your sentence structures, the stories’ mood, and all that fun jazz.
On the other hand, though, reading does not necessarily make a writer. Just because somebody reads dozens of books a month, does not mean they have what it takes to write. Writing is hard work, and not everyone feels that they have the ability to do it.