Going Back and Loving It

[jodyfeldman]

I am very, very deep in writing mode. First draft. That means I don’t read much. I don’t want to get too entangled in the lives and emotions of characters who aren’t showing up in my book. I’ve tried before. And I’ve found I can get derailed.

Which leads to the problem I had last month. I had a long weekend getaway planned to a place with lots of

Comments

[amygreenfield]

What a great post. I agree - it's important to read what's new, but I've learned just as much (probably even more) from reading and re-reading older books.

[jodyfeldman]

It's her meting out of detail that really intrigued me, teaching how to be measured, but dynamic. That and the fact it was no big deal to them that several characters had been repeatedly divorced.

[blogsarahlynn]

I, too, loved mysteries as a child and read a few Christies then forgot about them . . . until years later as my mom and I cleaned out my grandmother's condo and found a large collection of old Christie paperbacks. They're in my basement now, and while I really enjoyed the novels, I also enjoyed "sharing" the reading experience with my (deceased) grandmother.

[jodyfeldman]

I know exactly what you mean. Some things aren't nearly the same when you can't share them under specific circumstances. It sounds like your grandmother was really special.

[anonymous]

I was a huge Agatha Christie as a teen, too! I preferred Jane Marple over Hercule Poirot. ;) I hope your first draft is going super well!

[jodyfeldman]

I'd pegged you for an Agatha Chistie person.
And it's going, Barrie. Way too many words without enough good stuff, but it's all fixable and all good.

[anonymous]

Oops. That was Barrie. ;)