If writers learn more from their books than do readers, perhaps I may have begun to learn.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was quite a reader before I became a writer.
But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can be wrong about their own books, they can often learn about their own books.
Who learns most from a good book is the author.
I personally feel I still have so much to learn as a writer; each novel is better than the one before, just because I'm getting better at it.
I didn't learn a lot from books. I learned a lot from movies.
My perfect reader doesn't just read - he or she devours books.
I've been at writing long enough now to know that every three or four books, I have to start a new direction.
But I've been at writing long enough now to know that every three or four books I have to start a new direction.
I'm not as well read as I was when I was younger - I just devoured books.
I think I learned a lot from reading in general - even from reading badly written books.