Showcase: Writer Growth through Reading
We asked the writing community for their top questions on the importance of reading as a writer. See what our viewers asked in the comments.
This event originally aired Saturday, February 1, 2020.
Amanda Sellet has strong opinions about books, movies, and baked goods, which led to a previous career as a professional critic. Now she channels that saltiness into YA novels about smart girls who still have a lot to learn.
On the comedy/tragedy question, she is team comedy all the way.
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When I’m working on a manuscript, I find it hard to read in the same genre — any tips/tricks for getting around this? I want to stay up to date on the market, but I find reading things in the same genre pulls me out of my own book.
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What are some of your favorite books and writers and how have they influenced your writing?
Loved this! Thanks for all the book references.