to make ideas come flying out of my head that I've only sketched out briefly. My goal is to actually see if I can write nearly every day. I don't think that's the spirit of it at all. but, as you said, it doesn't mean you are a good writer just because you can pound out 50k words in a few days. I guess I'm glad I don't have friends that have done it, because I wouldn't want that kind of pressure. She rattled off ideas to me for 45 minutes tonight, and some of them are pretty darn good. We just purchased her a new writing notebook and she is busy drawing characters and ideas in it. I'm also excited that she is getting into writing stories. It also helps that her new 2nd grade teacher has them reading at least 15 mins every night, so we usually get some good reading in together. Well, does my 8 yr old count? This year she's warped into light-speed with her reading, and we've begun reading actual novels together (Yes, Harry Potter is on the list, as well as Eragon and A Wrinkle in Time). Have you ever converted non-readers into reading, you literature cult recruiter, you?

I always say it's better than watching the boob-tube.ģ.

Especially if people know me and they see that I have one paranormal fantasy book, one bizarre horror book, one book on quantum physics and one on global consciousness, they poke fun at my strange & divergent taste in literature. I mostly get incredulous looks because I always have another new book with me, and because that's usually all I ask for when Bdays & Christmas comes around.Ģ. Things like 'Why do you read so much?' and 'Holy cow! You finished that already?'. Do your non-reader friends ever comments on your books/reading habit? It's great that you see it so positively and seem to take all the positive out of it instead of focusing on the negative. Blanca, I think your experience is probably not the norm but very exceptional in your case.

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