I’ve always been a voracious reader. When I was a child my mom used to bring me to the library and I would pick out (literally) stacks of books to take home. I would never leave any of them unread. I carried the habit into adulthood, although my time to read is more limited now because I’m writing.
I realized this morning that, while I do read in the genre I write in, I go through these huge, long spurts of reading fantasy, horror and general fiction. I guess maybe it’s because when I’m reading romance I sort feel like I’m working, like I should be really paying attention in reference to my own writing. It prevents me from just relaxing and enjoying the story. Reading outside my genre is like taking a vacation.
If you’re a writer, do you read outside the genre you write in? If you’re not a writer, what genres do you usually favor? Do you go through spurts reading one genre over another?
Just wondering.
I write fantasy, but tend to read horror. Very handsome blog, Anya!
by Tommy James Setliff April 25th, 2006 at 1:57 pmI read mostly in the genre I’m writing in but sometimes do go outside. The Harry Potter books have been recent non romance reads LOL.
Lany
by Melany May 11th, 2006 at 10:25 am