Whatever I'm reading at the moment seems to influence whatever I'm writing.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Anything you read can influence your work, so I try to read good stuff.
I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular piece of input changes the way I think about writing seems counterproductive.
Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
The biggest influence on my books was the fact that I had worked in a newspaper for so long. In a daily paper, you learn to write very quickly; there is no time to sit and brood about what you are going to say.
I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on its own.
Well, I think everything I've ever read contributes to the background from which I write.
My thoughts can sometimes be spurred by what I read, but my reading is extremely eclectic.
Well, one thing I'm really interested in, when I'm writing, is being accurate.
I prefer reading to writing. Reading changes your world view. Writing changes absolutely nothing. Except, of course, when it makes you rich.
Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.