Tag Archives: reading
Books… And More Books… And Still More Books…
by Janis Patterson Books are most definitely a leitmotif in my life. I have always loved to read. Even in my toddler days I would on an almost daily basis pull every book I could reach off the shelves and … Continue reading
Posted in Janis Patterson
Tagged books, Boswell, Ellery Queen, libraries, Pearl Buck, reading, remodeling, school, Shakespeare, writing
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect and Writing
You may have heard of this phenomenon, but if you haven’t, here’s the short version: studies by Dunning and Kruger found that competence and confidence don’t always go together. Being a professor, I’ll give an academic example. Students who have … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Foxx
Tagged beta readers, critique partners, Dunning-Kruger effect, first drafts, reading, reading aloud, revision
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Fiction Keeps Me Sane
A day without fiction is like a day without food, sleep or exercise. At times, I may be so busy I can only write for twenty minutes or can only devote fifteen minutes to reading a novel, but I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Amber Foxx, mystery
Tagged commitment, dedicated writing time, reading, stress relief
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