Last night Sharon quoted Raman of having said to writers when they bring him their manuscripts for publishing, "How many books have you read? Have you read a thousand books? If not, get out and go read a thousand books, then come back with your manuscript." His point being, you've got to have read a lot if you want to be a writer. And I thought to myself, a thousand books isn't so bad. I've probably read more. Er...Wrong. After some quick calculations, we determined that if a person read a book per week, it would take around 20 years to reach a thousand. I'm a slow reader. I'm only 25. There's no way I've read 1000 books my whole life! When I got home I counted the books in my house. I estimate I own around 300 books, probably another 300 left at my parents's house. That's only around 600 books that I own... and a lot less that I've read! So with that number in mind, I have resolved to start keeping track of my book reading. I ne
Ted,
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1.At last I have found you. From top to bottom, I caught your words and put in my eyes.
2.Hah, impressive!
Er... actually I find it a little creepy that you're looking at me top to bottom. How long were looking at me...?
ReplyDeleteHaha... welcome to the blog anyway. Do drop by again!
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ReplyDeleteOoh! Those are pretty good! Thanks for the headsup, Tobin!
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