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4 Reading Rules for Writers. So how do you read like a writer? You don’t. Well, maybe a little, but we’ll get to that later. First, and by far the foremost, you read like a reader. For enjoyment. For entertainment. Always, the first time you read a story should be for the sheer joy of it.
Jun 16, 2023 · Reading like a writer means understanding what makes a piece of writing good—or bad! Learn how to read like a writer and why it matters.
- Location, Location, Location. Did you find that book yet? Great. Now, I want you to turn to a passage that means something to you, or moved you in some way.
- Ask Three Big Questions. There are three big questions to ask when you read like a writer, and I know they'll seem obvious, but bear with me: what, why, and how.
- Mimic Your Favorite Books. Okay, I already know some of you will panic about this. No one wants to sound derivative, I know. No one wants to sound like someone else; we want to have our own voice.
- Practice. You can do this. I know you can because every single writer on earth does it. You already have done it, in fact; you learned to speak by listening to those around you, and in time, you developed your own way of using your native tongue.
Jan 19, 2017 · Make notes. Make notes about what you’ve read as you go along. If you can’t bring yourself to write in the margins, have a notebook with you and make notes on things you like and dislike, whether it’s a description, plot point, or character trait.
The goal as you read like a writer is to locate what you believe are the most important writerly choices represented in the text—choices as large as the overall structure or as small as a single word used only once—to consider the effect of those choices on potential readers (including yourself).
- Liza Long, Amy Minervini, Joel Gladd
- 2020
Dec 30, 2016 · I designed a method that looked something like this: 1. Choose a story to re-read. Pick a story, novel, or work of narrative nonfiction that you absolutely love. Choose one that will serve as a model for what you’d like to achieve in your own work.
Apr 9, 2024 · If you are serious about growing in your craft and improving your writing practice, it’s critical to learn how to read like a writer. In this post, I’ll reveal why this habit is so important for writers to develop — and break down exactly how to do it to improve your writing practice.
