Reading list
Everyone gets bookstore giftcards for the holidays.
I recently cashed some of mine in. Part of the fun of that kind of shopping is indulging whims and taking chances on recomendations.
I asked my roommate what he thought I should get and he suggested a book of J.D. Salinger’s short stories.
Great! I took his advice and I got the book. It was good, what I read of it. But, I just couldn’t stay into it. I felt like I was waiting for something.
Then I figured it out. I was being entertained, and engaged…all the good things that good stories do. But, I wasn’t really learning anything.
I’ve spent the last few months devouring script writing, superhero theory, film directing, and any other thing I could read that could help me become a better writer.
And now I have gotten used to it. Now I need it. Thankfully, I still had some giftcards, so I have been able to feed my addiction.
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