Writers as Readers

2.) My favorite genre would probably be realistic fiction. Sometimes I like books that are part realistic fiction part fantasy/fairy tale. I think what interests me most about this type of writing is how it could actually happen in today's world. And I can more easily relate to this type of story which helps draw me to stories like this.

8.) My favorite book would probably be Scat  by Carl Hiaasen. It is probably my favorite for a few reasons. First, is because it is realistic fiction which I already said that I like. Second, I like the story in general, and how there are parts that help you piece together what is really going on. So it's like a puzzle you have to put together. And a third reason is because when I read this book it was actually one I shared with my aunt one summer. I would go over to her house and we would take turns reading it out loud to each other. And then every so often I would take it home and read some of it and then give it to her and she would read some and then when we were back together at her house we would go back to taking turns reading it out loud. We even have inside jokes now about some parts of the book. I love how when I think of this book I get reminded about that summer and sharing it with my aunt and the memories we have from it.

9.) "When I finished reading UnEnchanted: An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, I was upset, not sure if I was more mad/angry or if I was more sad, because of where it ended. Because I didn't realize that it was the first book of a three book, later to be a four book, series. Before I found that out I couldn't figure out why it would end in such a spot. But I felt better once I started reading the second book. And since I knew that there was supposed to be another book after that one I was in a much better mood when it too ended in an undesirable cliff hanger.

12.) I feel like someone who reads more than someone who doesn't could definitely be a stronger writer. Probably because we can "pick up vocabulary" and ways of writing that might not be thought about otherwise. I feel like that some of the ways of writing can come out somewhat directly in our writing. I feel like it just kind of depends on how much you have read and understand about writing.