tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post2683842209070393805..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: To Be a Writer: Read, Read, Read. But...Linda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-52072194007323487512010-04-27T18:37:21.791-04:002010-04-27T18:37:21.791-04:00I used to purposely ignore the writing part of mos...I used to purposely ignore the writing part of most (but not all) other children's books so that my work would be totally original. Now I read all the kids' books about my nonfiction topics before I begin to write just to make sure that I come up with material and perspectives that are not included in any of them. For pleasure (and to see what great writing looks like), I read books completely unrelated to my work.Rosalyn Schanzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605814379256096903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-9884819348893713892010-04-27T15:00:10.091-04:002010-04-27T15:00:10.091-04:00An excellent reminder. When I first thought about ...An excellent reminder. When I first thought about creating a picture book, I sat down in the public library and paged through picture book after picture book, noting what worked well and was inspiring about various illustrations, layouts, and ways of writing. I also agree that it's possible to limit your potential ideas by seeing what already has been done... but I'm so good at forgetting these days, it doesn't seem like too much of a problem!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783236322334230920noreply@blogger.com