tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784317104585098064.post6003403525710731615..comments2021-10-03T23:44:41.379-04:00Comments on Nan Comargue: Critical Thinking about Reading RomanceNan Comarguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847951444924862440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784317104585098064.post-89139907207875679102011-07-17T20:02:44.202-04:002011-07-17T20:02:44.202-04:00Kate: I completely agree about the difficulty in s...Kate: I completely agree about the difficulty in switching from reading as a writer vs. reading simply as a reader.<br /><br />I like your method; it's not too far from mine.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting!Nan Comarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847951444924862440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784317104585098064.post-44805293496939484782011-07-17T02:23:38.955-04:002011-07-17T02:23:38.955-04:00You touched on an important dilemma, Nan :) Since ...You touched on an important dilemma, Nan :) Since I've been writing seriously, I, too, often find myself torn between being a reader and a writer when reading a book. I just can't help stopping to admire a particularly powerful scene or a fantastically setup internal conflict. <br /><br />I've tried reading twice - once to just enjoy the story and second time - to look at the craft; but I found this method too slow. So now I try to do 'just reading' the first time round. And if I like the book, I then go through it again, but this time skimming through most of narration and stopping at the best/relevant to me scenes. I mark them with PostIt notes and description of what's of nmterest in the scene. I can then come back to these excerpts when necessary.Kate Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195669152468413093noreply@blogger.com