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| The Making of a Story by Alice LaPlante |
It seems appropriate that while I'm doing NaNoWriMo and working on a story to also be reading about The Making of a Story by Alice LaPlante. I joined a group of writers a few months back to study the book and we are working through the book, one chapter a month. It's been quite enlightening as the exercises has sparked quite a few ideas for the story I'm currently editing.
I'm more of a fiction type of gal, reading probably 95% fiction to 5% non fiction which is why declaring this month, Non Fiction November. I have a tendency to buy a non fiction book because it sounded really interesting...at the time I bought it. Then it gets relegated to the shelf and forgotten until I have a need for it. This month I'm going to make an attempt to read a couple of those books.
We've been doing a readalong of Susan Wise Bauer's History of the Ancient World over on Well Trained Mind forums. We're supposed to be on chapters 62 and 63 this week and I'm woefully behind, so will do my level best to catch up this month.
Also in my stacks is The Cave and The Light: Plato versus Aristotle by Arthur Herman which has been calling my name. I always bite off more than I can chew so going to limit myself to these three books for the month and dive in with both feet.
For those who have been reading their way through books listed in Bauer's Well Educated Mind, now would be a good time to tackle one of the recommended reads in the history or autobiography categories.
If non fiction isn't your thing, then my challenge to you this month is to read at least one non fiction book.
Happy reading!
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I have found, as I get older, I read more nonfiction. I like biographies, memoirs, inspirational books, as well as books that touch on certain subjects I am interested in.
ReplyDeleteI'm the opposite of you: I read significantly more non-fiction than fiction books. That's why I like Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks because it helps push me out of my "reading comfort zone" into books that I normally wouldn't read. The challenge has certainly broadened the type of books I've read. Thank you for hosting the challenge each week!
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