tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post113764367157176228..comments2023-05-16T04:46:21.091-06:00Comments on ALONE ON A WINDY RIDGE: Well, I must admit I checked outBrenda Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1137731562765910482006-01-19T22:32:00.000-06:002006-01-19T22:32:00.000-06:00Thanks, Anita. It's great to hear how you go about...Thanks, Anita. It's great to hear how you go about it. It's certainly something that people talk about. I guess I won't know what my approach is until I've actually finished writing my novel, and at this rate it will take several decades.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-1137675278888198382006-01-19T06:54:00.000-06:002006-01-19T06:54:00.000-06:00I'm careful of the same, Brenda. The worry is tha...I'm careful of the same, Brenda. The worry is that you might unconsciously pick up a little of the "voice" of who you are reading. I heard once that Guy Vanderhaeghe reads poetry when he's working on a novel, nothing else.<BR/><BR/>Still, to not read? Considering some books take years, this is a bad idea, I agree. I read freely when I am in stages of avoidance and procrastination, but when I am doing the more focused and intense thing I simply avoid novels, and read books very different from what I am working on. Last weekend, in the tub, I spent quality time with Khalil Gibran...Anita Daherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258818779322124700noreply@blogger.com