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
lovely pic! i couldn't give up my physical books for e ones.
ReplyDeleteneither can I, but I have a few friends who swear by e-books. Well, as long as they're reading...
ReplyDeleteOne reason why I read hardcopy books is to ease my eyes off the computer screen. e-books would do more harm than good to my vision.
ReplyDeleteTrue, though to be fair, reading a hardcopy book under improper lighting conditions can easily crash your eyes out too.
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