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Reading Like a Writer Attempt 3: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

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 beContinue reading “Reading Like a Writer Attempt 3: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill”

Reading Like a Writer Attempt 2: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny

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 inContinue reading “Reading Like a Writer Attempt 2: The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny”

Reading Like a Writer Attempt 1: The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry

Procedural Tips After reading The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry to the end, I filled out the questions I could by memory. The first exercise where I hunted for examples from the book was looking at how each chapter ended. I found this a useful exercise and a good way to start reviewing theContinue reading “Reading Like a Writer Attempt 1: The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry”