The other day, I thought about how reading and writing are so connected. Our lives as readers and our lives as writers and what we teach children about the two is so hugely important.
This is a poem I wrote on my morning message board.
Readers and writers go
Hand in hand
Happily waving and swinging their arms
As they travel through life
Readers as Writers
Writers as Readers
2 comments:
Well put. It would be a strange thing for a writer not to be a reader, or vice versa. As a writer, I have learned many things from reading the works of others. Some people just have ideas that I would have never thought of, and it can be inspiring. But this not only applies to fiction/non-fiction. I get ideas for some of my stories from music (the book I currently write was inspired by a song). And I'm sure it goes the other way around. I can think of at least one song that was inspired by a work of fiction (Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On" references Lord of the Rings, as do other songs of theirs).
It's nice to know that there are people like you to influence the young ones, so that they can know the satisfaction of having written something, or the pleasure of reading a great book. My life would not be the same had I not been such a bookworm as a child. :)
Oh, and I absolutely LOVE my 'Writerly Life' necklace. It's perfect.
I am so glad that you love your necklace. I hope it brings you as much inspiration for your writing as mine does for me.
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