Comments on: Boost Your Writing with Reading

By: Bobbye

Bobbye — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:02:09 +0000

I know I’ve seen Half Magic while my kids were growing up. I’m guessing it will be available, even if in the used book arena. I’ve never heard of the Maple book. Good luck! Hope you find your great reading!
~B

By: Jeanne Kolenda

Jeanne Kolenda — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:59:48 +0000

My mind is wandering back over 50 years ago…there were two books that I’ll never forget. One was “The Pink Maple House,” and the other was “Half-Magic.”
I wonder if they’re still in print? I”ll have to go to Google and see….

By: Bobbye

Bobbye — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:02:47 +0000

Nancy Drew mysteries were among my favorites. I read several so many times I broke the bindings. Maybe we should include occasional “summer reading” posts within the challenge and after. As I mentioned once, we can gain wisdom from unexpected places (like mysteries, etc.). Thanks Melanie, I treasure your support.
~B

By: Melanie Kissell

Melanie Kissell — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:18:05 +0000

Bobbye ~

There’s nothing more enjoyable than a good book. I was also an avid reader as a child. One summer I read an entire collection of Nancy Drew Mysteries. Even just mentioning it now draws me back to those moments of sitting on the milkbox on my parent’s back porch. That was my sacred reading spot – serene with a nice view of a huge silver maple tree.

Still lovin’ your posts!
Melanie

By: Andres Ocon

Andres Ocon — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:12:54 +0000

Writing and reading do go hand in hand and sometimes affect each without even we knowing about such a thing.

By: Bobbye

Bobbye — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:03:10 +0000

Jeanne, Wow thanks. My mental hard drive is feeling pretty overloaded! I look forward to continuing conversations.
~B

By: Jeanne Kolenda

Jeanne Kolenda — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:23:56 +0000

Ahhh…Bobbye, it’s so good to be back in the saddle, so to speak. Where I can visit you and know you’ll visit me, and we can continue to appreciate all the new friends we make here online. I think we’ve discussed before how much alike we are in that we’re grade A bookworms. Our houses merely exist to house our books, and our brains are just giant hard drives to store all the words we collect. Summertime for me as a child was also a time for long walks to the library with a shopping bag to tote the books home. My flashlights needed a lot of batteries. Reading and writing just flat out make me happy! (as they say in the South!)
Hugs,
Jeanne

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By: Bobbye

Bobbye — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:45:03 +0000

Mynders,
It really does make a difference. Mindful writing practices build positive habits like weightlifting builds muscles.
Thanks for stopping by.
~B

By: Mynders Glover

Mynders Glover — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:19:12 +0000

Bobbye:
I liked your perspective on improving one’s writing authenticity via frequency of practice such as this 30 day challenge allows. I’m finding that it allows my creativity to flow easily, rather than have to be scripted (which so often happens with writing less frequently.