Comments on: 10 Things I Know About How You Read

By: nicoledemetra

nicoledemetra — Mon, 03 May 2021 14:58:08 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. She did!

By: JL Nich Author SFF

JL Nich Author SFF — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 05:01:34 +0000

I think the books I own have been paired down to a few hardback series due to moving and my family asking me "why are we moving books in boxes"? I said good-bye to almost all my paperback and said hello to KINDLE (almost the greatest invention ever if not for microwave and my reusable Starbucks cup). So i no longer dog ear the pages since its all digital or audible. I do however make sure my earbuds and kindle are charged up on a daily. I will drive with my kindle plugged in and reading to me. I am embarrassed by the amount of digital books I bought all over again and now duplicated on audible, but a favorite is a favorite. And I know I wear glasses due to my childhood reading habits. I sort of feel offended if the book looks new. I expect it to be read hard like riding a bull when someone really enjoys it and rests it on thier chest and spits cold coffee (aka any drink) that they let get cold because its so good and they cant take the time. I think flecks of ritz crackers are allowed in the pages too but thats a preference. I dont hide my money in the pages (as some suggest) cause....the green stuff just falls out when i pick up the books.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:12:14 +0000

In reply to barbdelong. Totally, Barb! It was a great moment for me when I finally read WILD. I was having a terrible time figuring out the structure for the memoir, and something just opened in me while I read it. Early loss of mother...check. Daunting physical journey...check. Grief...check. I felt that way the entire book and I had Margie Lawson's voice in the back of my head saying, you should use that.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:09:16 +0000

In reply to colleen. LOL...psychic. I've got nothing there. But I do talk with lots and lots of writers and we all have similar themes, quirks and habits around our books. (aka We're obsessive about them!)

By: colleen

colleen — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 20:29:31 +0000

Ha ha. This is great, Jenny! I can see that you're psychic when it comes to how writers view their books! :O)

By: barbdelong

barbdelong — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:24:44 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Yes to Wild! I love when a book inspires my writing. Glad you found in it what you needed.

By: Diane Farr

Diane Farr — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:00:56 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. LOL! I knew I couldn't be the only one-!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 06:24:09 +0000

In reply to dholcomb1. *fist bump, Denise* Books are the best.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 06:23:17 +0000

In reply to Diane Farr. I have absolutely read while walking - sometimes while I was growing up and even more often while in college. It's a fine art to learn how to do that, and many times I bonked my head on the metal anchor lines to the power poles. But I still enjoyed many a book that way.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Sat, 19 Dec 2020 06:20:25 +0000

In reply to nicoledemetra. Oh man, Nicole! That is one strict mama. If you are like me, there is a certain amount of anxiety inherent in being bookless. I hope she gave them back during the day when you had sanctioned reading time.