tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post114825216929766580..comments2024-03-27T02:00:49.152-04:00Comments on Kate's Book Blog: Everything I’ve Ever Wanted to WriteKate S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1148319698378705372006-05-22T13:41:00.000-04:002006-05-22T13:41:00.000-04:00I'm a cartoonist and illustrator first and foremos...I'm a cartoonist and illustrator first and foremost, but I do want to sink my teeth into more creative writing. When I am writing something which outside of posting on my blog, I tend to read books that are absolutely nothing like what I am writing, for that very reason, that I don't want to be too influenced by that specific writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1148308591144730832006-05-22T10:36:00.000-04:002006-05-22T10:36:00.000-04:00I think I will go back today for the Sorrentino an...I think I will go back today for the Sorrentino and the Kavan. I've never looked for Sorrentino's books before so I don't know how rare a sighting that one was, but I've been keeping an eye out for Kavan titles for months now and that was the first I'd run across. I guess if the regular customer with the wispy beard and the string vest has already walked off with them, there's always the option of buying online. Somehow it's not the same though...Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1148306524847798002006-05-22T10:02:00.000-04:002006-05-22T10:02:00.000-04:00It's good that you don't relate to the rest as muc...It's good that you don't relate to the rest as much, that means that a) you don't struggle as much with writing, and b) you're sane.<BR/>Or maybe it's all yet to come...<BR/><BR/>By the way, you should have bought the books - by the sound of it all the little cherries were lined up, money spewed forth from the machine like lava from a supposedly dormant volcano, and a regular customer with wispy beard and string vest eyed you with violent avarice. <BR/>Except for the Auster part, he's everywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1148298196095010022006-05-22T07:43:00.000-04:002006-05-22T07:43:00.000-04:00811,I can definitely relate, especially to the bit...811,<BR/><BR/>I can definitely relate, especially to the bit about the simultaneous relief and exasperation.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1148266413855640512006-05-21T22:53:00.000-04:002006-05-21T22:53:00.000-04:00Matt,I agree with you as a general rule that write...Matt,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you as a general rule that writers should read the sort of books they want to write and that they should be as well versed as possible in their chosen genre. Nevertheless I do worry about reading things that are a little too close when I'm actually in the midst of a draft.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1148265928125071232006-05-21T22:45:00.000-04:002006-05-21T22:45:00.000-04:00I think you should read towards your influences, n...I think you should read towards your influences, not away. Read the kind of books you want to write and also the kind of books that make you want TO write. Why hide from inspiration, or from the influences that in the end, you'll have to claim anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com