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138 sats \ 5 replies \ @jakoyoh629 11 Oct \ on: Books & Articles Weekly, Issue 85 BooksAndArticles
Reading one now. Always paper book.
I still read more paper books than ebooks. My to-read pile will take me a decade to get through, but I'm making my way through it.
I'm currently reading two paper books:
"Pity the Reader" by Kurt Vonnegut
"All Art is Propaganda" by George Orwell
To be fair, I also have a couple hundred Kindle books. Some of my fellow poets and writers only publish on KDP, so that's the only way I can support them.
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Okay how do you decide which Kindle book to read first so as to manage the expectations of your fellow poets and writers, even if they don’t explicitly ask you for your opinion of their work?
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I'm not sure I understand what you mean, but I must clarify that I've read most of the Kindle books on my reader. When a friend announces the publication of a book, I usually buy it and read it right away.
I did not mean to imply that the Kindle books were also on my to-be-read list, but I see how that sounds now.
While they don't always ask for my opinion, we are very open about what we think. Some of us went through our MFAs together, so we have pretty thick skin! But honesty is always the most appreciated approach.
For instance, if anyone reads my poem and tells me they don't like it, or they didn't appreciate it, I'm still happy that they read and interacted with it.
I'm not sure of that addressed your question correctly.
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You did!
How do you find so much time to read then?
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That's a good question. Some days are better than others, that's for sure.
It helps that I work from home as a freelance writer, so I'm not out and about all day working at an actual job. I also homeschool my kids, though, so that does take some time.
I do stay up until well after midnight most nights, and that's when I do most of my writing, either creatively or for clients. But a huge part of the writing process is reading other people's work, so I always read something new everyday.
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