Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Myself as a Reader/Writer


When I read, I tend to read more for entertainment than information. I'm more likely to read a comic or a magazine than a book that focuses on something like the Industrial Revolution or Shakespeare. I think the reason why is because when I first started reading, all I read were pretty much comics. I read a lot of comics because they interacted with my imagination and opened up a new world for me. They allowed me to experience different perspectives and values while keeping my interest at the same time. Eventually I had expand my reading, since I was a middle school student, so I had to move on. I worked my way up to reading longer books, with my first major books being the Sum of All Fears and Red Rabbit, both Tom Clancy books. Now, I can read various types of books, though I'd still prefer a good old Marvel comic to end the day.


As a writer, I try to keep things simple. I may add a few complex words to impress the reader, which I find funny because I'll probably never use those words in my actual speech. Also, when I write, I try to make sure I make sense, because its pretty sad when someone reads something I take time to write, hands it back to me, and says that they can't read it because they can't understand. I also try to make sure I have as much info as I can about whatever subject I'm writing about so that I can present that view while representing my own view as well. I don't usually write a lot unless I'm assigned something to write, but recently I've been writing out mini-stories whenever I'm really bored or when I have an idea that I think is pretty cool. I pretty much write only when I have to or whenever I think of something that would be pretty interesting.

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