I read less of everything now. With only fond memories of others' work, it will be interesting to give my own journal writing a try now.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.
I used to love writing in my journal.
Unfortunately, I don't get to read nearly as much as I want because I'm always working on my own stuff, either the novels or newspaper columns.
I really liked the idea of creating a journal myself. It's like the way I clear my throat. I write a page every day, maybe 500 words. It could be about something I'm specifically worried about in the new novel; it could be a question I want answered; it could be something that's going on in my personal life. I just use it as an exercise.
I'm reading more than ever. I used to find it tedious, but now it's like my little friend - it takes my mind off things.
I've had journals ever since I was really little. Sometimes I write poems and stuff, but for the most part I write down what happens to me during the day that I don't want to forget. So I have books filled with little things like that.
What I read, I read thoroughly and retain almost all of it.
I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.
I tend to follow a scattershot approach to reading a lot of very diverse subjects interest me, and I'm quite happy to read stuff on any of them.
I loved to read and would read anything that roused my interest, whether it was below my age level or above it, even if I could barely make sense of it.