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Reading Like a Writer Attempt 3: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill #amreading #amwriting #WritingCommunity #books

RLW VI by Maria L. Berg 2023 Procedural Tips Since The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill was so different than the others I’ve looked at so far, I had to come up with another color code for my post-its and notes. I marked the beginning of each of the letters with orange, thinking that on second read it would be useful to read through all the letters together. I used yellow for plot…

How to Read Like a Writer (RLW): A Novel Can Take Many Forms #amreading #amwriting #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity

Reading Like a Writer IV by Maria L. Berg 2023 I did it! I put together all my 4theWords files from NaNoWriMo into one file, formatted it into one double-spaced draft and did a preliminary spell-check to make my novel draft readable. Then I saved it as a PDF so I’m ready for my first read through on my tablet. So, my focus this week is the big picture, the large developmental edits. As I read as…

Reading Like a Writer Attempt 2: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny #amreading #amwriting #books #WritingCommunity

A Madness of Pines by Maria L. Berg 2023 Procedural Tips This week I focused on marking while reading the first time. This focused my intention on reading like a writer, and I could tell I read differently. One quick and easy thing I can do is look at the page count divide that by two and mark the mid-point. Then divide that in half and mark the quarter point and the three-quarter point. I’ve…