Reading Fiction – Rereading Jane Eyre

21 Ingredients for a Great Novel #MondayBlogs

I’m a writer, but, as I’ve so often said, I’m more of a reader than a writer, because I admit that I prefer reading to writing. I’m a great reader, which means I read a lot, much more than most people. I’ve always read a lot, but in the last three-four years, I’ve been readingContinue reading “21 Ingredients for a Great Novel #MondayBlogs”

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#SoCS Oct 3/15 Expect the Unexpected

This post was written in response to Linda Hill’s prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday Great Expectations On this occasion, Linda’s asked us to let our minds flow on the words expect and unexpected. I believe these two words describe exactly what readers are looking for, and what authors try their best to incorporate intoContinue reading “#SoCS Oct 3/15 Expect the Unexpected”

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Why I love romantic novels with Byronic Heroes

I love reading romantic novels with Byronic heroes, on occasions, because they are emotionally gratifying. The reader enters an ideal world with young, beautiful, rich, and powerful people, and it all ends well, which is satisfying after a hard day facing the real, sometimes boring, and often ugly world. There’s a likeable heroine who eventuallyContinue reading “Why I love romantic novels with Byronic Heroes”

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Which books should writers read?

Writers need to read beyond our comfort zone, and branch out to embrace genres and styles we don’t normally approach, because otherwise we run the risk of becoming self-absorbed. Reading works we wouldn’t normally consider widens our perspective, improves our style, and opens windows to other ways of telling different kinds of stories. We needContinue reading “Which books should writers read?”

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Reading Fiction, Brain Function, Cognitive Growth, and Jane Eyre

Do you think reading has any positive effects, apart from being a pleasurable experience? Do you think reading a novel or poetry can improve your minds? Whether you do or not, do you have any proof? Many of us believe that reading for pleasure is beneficial to adults and children, but what evidence do weContinue reading “Reading Fiction, Brain Function, Cognitive Growth, and Jane Eyre”