1. There are few things better that curling up in front of my fireplace with a blanket, some cookies and a can of soda. I have to be careful though- I just might stay down there for hours!
2. I really enjoy reading adventure/horror stories. They have just enough excitement to make me want to keep reading, and just enough horror to keep me on my toes. I know a book is really good if it makes me scared while I’m eating cookies!
3. I would like to say that my writing style is like Stephen King’s, but his is so much better than mine. He can really hook you into a story with his words. He also knows how to make you and the character one. Eventually, it’s not the character in the story having an adventure, it’s you. I really admire that in a writer.
4. I don’t have a specific memory associated with reading, mostly just because I’ve done it so much. I do recall bawling my eyes out when one of the characters in a book died- I had read about that character for eight books, and it almost felt like I was losing a friend.
5. The Dark Tower series was a series that took me a couple months to finish, but believe me, that’s a lot of reading. I couldn’t put the things down. I will admit though, the first book of the series wasn’t too enthralling- I really had to work to finish it. After that it was like one after the other.
6. My first reading teacher was my dad. I remember he used to read us stories before we went to bed. He quit after a while, but it was fun while it lasted. I would say that really influenced my interest in reading.
My son recently sat down on our stairs with one of his little kid books and broke into tears because he was sad that I don't lay in bed and read to him like I did when he was little. He was also sad that he wasn't a little kid anymore. I totally got it...
ReplyDeleteI also remember crying at the end of Gone With the Wind. My mother came in because she was worried about me. I was just so sad for the characters and sad for myself because it was over...