Block Buster: Inspirational Reading

[ladyseishou]

Read--Classic novels, works you most admire; Joseph Heller, Hosseini, Hemingway, Palahniuk, Steinback, the greats. Spend a day or two just reading. Read as fast as you can. Gets the brain working faster.

- Russ Woody



And what are you reading, Nano Writer?

Rounding out this week of inspirational block busters is a suggestion several Nano Writers offered that is almost universally endorsed by writers everywhere: READ!

If words fail you, read! Read a book that’s in your genre to see how it’s done. Read a book that’s not in your genre for fresh ideas. Just read!

I’m currently reading China Mieville’s The City and the City as it touches on a genre mashup that I’m considering for my NaNoWriMo novel this year.

And what’s in your book bag, Nano Writer?